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/ˈkʌzn̩s/ · noun
(espionage, slang) The American intelligence services (from a British perspective) or the British intelligence services (from an American perspective)..
[T]he grounded fieldmen, the trainers and the case officers who made their own murmured caucus always – they saw the question solely in operational terms. […] They saw the shotgun marriage with the Cousins as just another skilful bit of tradecraft in a long and delicate poker game.
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Cousins means (espionage, slang) The American intelligence services (from a British perspective) or the British intelligence services (from an American perspective)..
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[T]he grounded fieldmen, the trainers and the case officers who made their own murmured caucus always – they saw the question solely in operational terms. […] They saw the shotgun marriage with the Cousins as just another skilful bit of tradecraft in a long and delicate poker game.
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