FBI operative, for short Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

OPERATIVE (noun)
1. a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
2. someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
OPERATIVE (adjective)
1. relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine
2. (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
FBI (noun)
1. a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice

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