A spy who remains dormant for a time before being activated (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SLEEPER A spy who remains dormant for a time before being activated (7) (7)
6% INERT Dormant (5) New York Times Nov 15, 2025
6% LATENT Dormant (6) Newsday Oct 19, 2025
5% AGENT Spy (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 15, 2025
5% EARLY Before the expected time (5) (5) Mirror Classic Dec 15, 2025
5% ONTHEGO Active (7) The Times Sunday Concise Dec 14, 2025
5% DREGS Remains in the barrel (5) Universal Dec 12, 2025
5% WENTTOWASTE Remained unused (11) Thomas Joseph Dec 9, 2025
5% STAYPUT Remain in place (7) The Times Concise Dec 5, 2025
5% TIMESWITCH What will activate journalist who's a bad speller? (10) The Times Cryptic Dec 4, 2025
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