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adjective • being in force or having or exerting force • relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine noun • a person secretly employed in espionage for a government • someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations adjective satellite • effective; producing a desired effect • (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing | ||||||||
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noun • a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others verb • watch, observe, or inquire secretly | ||||||||
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noun • an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods • an instrument used to make tracings • (radiology) any radioactive isotope introduced into the body to study metabolism or other biological processes • ammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smoke | ||||||||
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