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British secret agent working on wiretaps to ensnare the Guardian (6,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

austin powers

'british secret agent' is the definition.
(I know that Austin Powers is a British intelligence agent)

'working on wiretaps to ensnare the guardian' is the wordplay.
'working' indicates anagramming the letters.
'to ensnare' indicates putting letters inside.
'the guardian' becomes 'us' (the crossword setter and their Guardian colleagues).
'on'+'wiretaps'='onwiretaps'
'onwiretaps' is an anagram of 'atinpowers'.
'atinpowers' enclosing 'us' is 'AUSTIN POWERS'.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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