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Agent Provocateur Provoke Ah Zhon Proh Vok Uh Tuhr Noun Employed Encourage Suspects

Front agent provocateur \ah-ZHON-proh-vok-uh-TUHR\
Back noun
Someone employed to encourage or provoke suspects into doing something illegal so they can be arrested or discredited.

[From French agent provocateur (provoking agent).]

"Stanislav Beranek was critical over the creation of the role of agent provocateur, who will seek to provoke artificial situations in which someone will accept a bribe."

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