About to discover (something secret) (4)

I believe the answer is:

onto

(Other definitions for onto that I've seen before include "In dispute over" , "To a place on" , "Small Scottish farm" , "To the whole of (maths.)" , "In contact with - aware of" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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