plain-clothes

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plain·clothes or plain-clothes (pl

, -kl

adj.

Wearing civilian clothes while on duty to avoid being identified as police or security: a plainclothes detective.

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plain-clothes [ˈpleɪnˈkləʊðz] ADJ plain-clothes policeman → policía mf de civil or de paisano

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