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Discover an Eastern secret agent (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

espy

'discover' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'an eastern secret agent' is the wordplay.
'an eastern' becomes 'e'.
'secret agent' becomes 'spy' (spy is a kind of secret agent).
'e'+'spy'='ESPY'

(Other definitions for espy that I've seen before include "Behold" , "Perceive" , "Observe, notice" , "Catch sight of (poetic)" , "Pick out at a distance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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