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Strange seeing OAP spying (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

espionage

'spying' is the definition.
(espionage is a kind of spying)

'strange seeing oap' is the wordplay.
'strange' indicates an anagram.
'seeing'+'oap'='seeingoap'
'seeingoap' is an anagram of 'ESPIONAGE'.

(Other definitions for espionage that I've seen before include "agent's job" , "intelligence" , "undercover work" , "secret work" , "007's game" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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