Telling niece (anag) — secret information (12)

I believe the answer is:

intelligence

(Other definitions for intelligence that I've seen before include "Military information" , "Dope" , "Ken" , "Covertly gathered information" , "Secret information" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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