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plain clothes

 
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–noun
clothing other than one's uniform, esp. civilian clothes worn on duty by a police officer.
Also, plainclothes.

Origin:
1815–25

Related forms:
plain-clothes, adjective
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plain·clothes or plain-clothes   (plān'klōz', -klōthz'-)   
adj.  Wearing civilian clothes while on duty to avoid being identified as police or security: a plainclothes detective.
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Main Entry: plain·clothes
Pronunciation: 'plAn-'klOz, -'klOthz
Function: adjective
: dressed in civilian clothes while on duty —used esp. of a police officer
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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