Source of intelligence (5)

I think it could be either:

asset

recon

(Other definitions for asset that I've seen before include "Valuable possession, worth having" , "Something valuable to have" , "Valuable item" , "Item of property" , "Valued item" .)

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

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