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Double Agent

Description:

A double agent is an individual who acts as an operative for two opposing organizations, typically a spy who feigns loyalty to one side while secretly collecting information on behalf of the other. This term can also refer to someone who switches allegiances and works as a spy for an organization they were previously spying on.

Sample Sentences:

Noun (Spy):

1. The double agent infiltrated the enemy organization, providing crucial intel to his true employers.
2. During the Cold War, many spies were suspected of being double agents.
3. Her role as a double agent made her a valuable asset to both agencies.

Noun (Traitor):

1. After betraying his comrades, he was labeled a double agent and fled the country.
2. The captured spy was revealed to be a double agent, prompting deep mistrust among his former colleagues.
3. His motives for becoming a double agent remain unknown to this day.

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