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Tired secret agent takes refuge (6)

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I believe the answer is:

sleepy

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'tired' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'secret agent takes refuge' is the wordplay.
'secret agent' becomes 'spy' (spy is a kind of secret agent).
'takes' indicates putting letters inside.
'refuge' becomes 'lee' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'spy' enclosing 'lee' is 'SLEEPY'.

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(Other definitions for sleepy that I've seen before include "Ready to nod off" , "needing a rest" , "One of the Seven Dwarfs" , "over-tired" , "Dozy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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