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Dec 2020
42m 11s

Tradecraft

The Telegraph
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It’s a thin line between spying and meddling. And it’s one that's only faintly drawn in the manual once given to new undercover police officers - written by a familiar name.


Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/bedoflies 


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