plainclothes definition

  • adjective:
    • Wearing civil clothing while on task to avoid becoming defined as police or safety: a plainclothes detective.
    • Putting on ordinary civilian clothing instead of a uniform, to prevent recognition.

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  • noun:
    • Ordinary civil clothes, in the place of uniform.

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