Pass Yuri notes on vacation, scrambled, to reach me? (7,3)

I believe the answer is:

russian spy

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'pass yuri notes on vacation scrambled' is the definition.
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'me?' is the wordplay.
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'me?' could be 'us' ('us' can mean 'me' in some dialects) and 'us' is found within the answer.
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'to reach' is the link.

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