Word on either side of "vs." (3)

I believe the answer is:

spy

(Other definitions for spy that I've seen before include "Mole, agent" , "Catch sight of" , "Keep watch secretly, maybe for foreign government" , "Secret agent of government" , "Discover" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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