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Bond's boss to query disguise (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mask

'disguise' is the definition.
(masking is a kind of disguising)

'bond's boss to query' is the wordplay.
'bond's boss' becomes 'm' (M is the head of MI6 in the James Bond series).
'to query' becomes 'ask'.
'm'+'ask'='MASK'

(Other definitions for mask that I've seen before include "Face covering; disguise" , "Face-cover" , "Screen" , "cloak" , "Visor; disguise" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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