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Clad in jacket, a low-down participant in espionage (6,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

double agent

'participant in espionage' is the definition.
(a double agent performs espionage)

'clad in jacket a low-down' is the wordplay.
'clad in' is an insertion indicator.
'jacket' becomes 'doublet' (doublet is a kind of jacket).
'low down' becomes 'gen' (both can mean information).
'a'+'gen'='agen'
'doublet' enclosing 'agen' is 'DOUBLE AGENT'.

(Other definitions for double agent that I've seen before include "AA man?" , "Treacherous spy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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