Intel source, in spy novels (5)

I believe the answer is:

asset

(Other definitions for asset that I've seen before include "Something of value, worth having" , "Anything of value" , "- - -stripper" , "Holding" , "Boon" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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