Agent (5)
'agent' is the definition.
(short for representative)
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(Other definitions for rep that I've seen before include "Representative; fabric" , "Material for curtains" , "Fabric with a ribbed surface" , "Stuff" , "agent" .)
'agent' is the definition.
(spy is a kind of agent)
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(Other definitions for spy that I've seen before include "Enemy agent" , "Glimpse" , "Keep watch secretly, maybe for foreign government" , "Secret agent of government" , "One who collects secret information as for government" .)
'agent' is the definition.
(I know that proxy is a type of agent)
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(Other definitions for proxy that I've seen before include "Delegated vote" , "Authorised agent" , "One voting on behalf of another" , "Person authorised to act on behalf of another" , "Authorised substitution" .)
(Other definitions for factor that I've seen before include "Integer that can be exactly divided into another" , "Circumstances" , "Mathematical quantity" , "Component, element" , "Contributing influence; business agent" .)
'agent' is the definition.
(I know that agent can be written as broker)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for broker that I've seen before include "See 7" , "Insurance or investment agent" , "One acts as an agent for others in buying and selling" , "See 16" , "Middleman, dealer" .)