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plainclothes

The correct spelling is plainclothes.

How to pronounce plainclothes

noun

Say it like: Pla-ync-lot-hes

The correct spelling is plainclothes. Ordinary civilian clothes, rather than uniform.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Ordinary civilian clothes, rather than uniform.

adjective

  1. 1.(usually of a police officer) Wearing ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform, in order to avoid detection.

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