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(usually of a police officer) Wearing ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform, in order to avoid detection..
Use plain clothes when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Plain clothes means (usually of a police officer) Wearing ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform, in order to avoid detection..
Common synonyms include mufti.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use plain clothes where its definition matches the intended context.
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