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Definition of double agent noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

double agent

noun
 
/ˌdʌbl ˈeɪdʒənt/
 
/ˌdʌbl ˈeɪdʒənt/
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  1. a person who is a spy for a particular country, and also for another country that is an enemy of the first one
    • They couldn’t prove it, but he was almost certainly a double agent.
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