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The last sort of word to define secrecy (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stealth

'word to define secrecy' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'the last sort' is the wordplay.
'sort' indicates anagramming the letters.
'the'+'last'='thelast'
'thelast' is an anagram of 'STEALTH'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for stealth that I've seen before include "Cats display this" , "Avoidance of detection by moving carefully" , "Halt set in furtive manner" , "word to define secrecy" , "Skill in furtive activity" .)

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