Intel-gathering mission Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

MISSION (noun)
1. a group of representatives or delegates
2. an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
GATHERING (noun)
1. the act of gathering something
2. a group of persons together in one place

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CRONE

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