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Second head of security upset secret service (6)

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I believe the answer is:

mossad

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'secret service' is the definition.
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'second head of security upset' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 'mo' (both are short periods of time).
'head of' says to take the initial letters.
'upset' becomes 'sad' (I've seen this in another clue).
The first letter of 'security' is 's'.
'mo'+'s'+'sad'='MOSSAD'

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(Other definitions for mossad that I've seen before include "Agents" , "Israeli intelligence agency" , "Israeli intelligence service" , "Foreign intelligence agency" , "Israeli secret service" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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