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Secret device used with indignation? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wire

'secret device' is the definition.
(concealed listening device)

'with indignation?' is the wordplay.
'with' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'indignation?' becomes 'ire' (indignation is a kind of ire).
'w'+'ire'='WIRE'

'used' is the link.

(Other definitions for wire that I've seen before include "See 2" , "See 20" , "Hand signal; breaker" , "Electrical connector" , "Flex" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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