Crossword Genius

Sees key agents (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

espies

'sees' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'key agents' is the wordplay.
'key' becomes 'e' (musical key).
'agents' becomes 'spies' (spy is a kind of agent).
'e'+'spies'='ESPIES'

(Other definitions for espies that I've seen before include "Catches sight of" , "Sees (archaic)" , "Spots" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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