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Clothes for undercover agent whir strangely? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nightwear

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'clothes' is the definition.
(nightwear is a kind of clothes)

'agent whir strangely?' is the wordplay.
'strangely?' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'strangely' mean this).
'agent'+'whir'='agentwhir'
'agentwhir' is an anagram of 'NIGHTWEAR'.

'for undercover' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for nightwear that I've seen before include "Pyjamas e.g." , "What's on after the watershed" , "Bedroom items" , "Clobber after hours" , "evening dress" .)

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