undercover
OSTENSIBLE IDENTITY AND/OR ROLE OR POSITION IN AN INFILTRATED ORGANIZATION ASSUMED BY A COVERT AGENT
Cover (intelligence); Official cover; Nonofficial cover; Brass plate firm; Diplomatic cover; Non-official Cover; Noc list; Undercover; Non-official cover; Operational cover
Undercover work involves secretly obtaining information for the government or the police.
...an undercover operation designed to catch drug smugglers.
...undercover reporters.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
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Undercover is also an adverb.
Swanson persuaded Hubley to work undercover to capture the killer.
ADV: ADV after v