undercover
adjective [before noun] /ˌʌn.dəˈkʌv.ər/
/-dɚˈkʌv.ɚ/ Definition
› working secretly using a false appearance in order to get information for the police or government: an undercover police operation an undercover detectiveHiding and disguisingThe police generally undercover adverb › He was working undercover at the time, almost certainly for the British Secret Service.Hiding and disguisingThe police generally
(Definition of undercover adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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