Sting operation, for one Crossword Clue

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Sting operation, for one Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. equipment designed to serve a specific function
2. an act that incriminates someone on a false charge

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

OPERATION (noun)
1. activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
2. a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
STING (noun)
1. a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect’s stinger into skin
2. a mental pain or distress
STING (verb)
1. deliver a sting to
2. cause a stinging pain

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
STUPE

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