plainclothesman

plainclothesman
/playn"klohz"meuhn, -man', -klohdhz"-/, n., pl. plainclothesmen /-meuhn, -men'/.
a police officer, esp. a detective, who wears ordinary civilian clothes while on duty.
[1925-30; PLAIN CLOTHES + MAN1]

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