Jack Ryan's org. in "The Hunt for Red October" (3)

I believe the answer is:

cia

(Other definitions for cia that I've seen before include "American spies." , "American secret service organisation" , "Secret service agency of USA" , "American agency concerned with Intelligence" , "US agency for national security" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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