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Noun Concept
Categories: Law enforcement terminology, Passing (sociology), Spies by role, All articles with self-published sources
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undercover operation  cover  Cover identities  cover identity  Covert Policing
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An operation involving secret work within a community or institution WordNet 3.0
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An operation involving secret work within a community or institution WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
To go "undercover" is to avoid detection by the object of one's observation, and especially to disguise one's own identity for the purposes of gaining the trust of an individual or organization in order to learn or confirm confidential information, or to gain the trust of targeted individuals to gather information or evidence. Wikipedia
An operation to avoid detection Wikipedia Disambiguation
Infiltration of an organization by masking one's identity Wikidata