Answer to "Undercover operation" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word STING which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2017.

Undercover operation crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
STING	93 %	5
POLICESTING	7 %	11

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Undercover operation

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• undercover work
• undercover agent
• covert operation
• sting operation
• under cover
• infiltrating
• countersurveillance
• surveillance
• police investigation
• investigation
• investigative
• investigatory

Crossword Answer definitions

STING noun

1. A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
2. A bite by an insect.
3. A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
4. A sharp, localised pain primarily on the epidermis
5. A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secretes an acrid fluid, as in nettles.
6. The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.
7. (law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal.
8. A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.
9. A brief sequence of music used in films, TV, and video games as a form of scenic punctuation or to identify the broadcasting station.
10. A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.
11. The harmful or painful part of something.
12. A goad; incitement.
13. The concluding point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.

STING verb

1. To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.
2. (of an insect) To bite.
3. (sometimes figurative) To hurt, to be in pain.
4. To cause harm or pain to.

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result STING

• Con game
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• Undercover operation
• Police man
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• Police chief?
• Police leader

More clues leading to the result POLICESTING

• Operation that often precedes an entrapment claim
• Tricky force tactic
• Undercover operation
• (C)overt (op)eration