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Spying activity makes the news (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

intelligence

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This clue could be a double definition.

'spying activity makes' is the first definition.
'intelligence' can be an answer for 'spying' (thesaurus). I am unsure of the 'activity makes' bit.

'news' is the second definition.
(intelligence can mean news or information)

'the' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for intelligence that I've seen before include "Information from spies" , "Military information" , "Covertly gathered information" , "army section?" , "Secret information" .)

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