molehaze
/ˈməʊlˌheɪz/nounVerified NewThe ambient suspicion inside an institution that any colleague may be working for another state.
After one exposure, everyone's biography re-reads as cover: the language degree, the sabbatical, the friendly questions. Work continues; trust does not, and the haze costs more than any spy ever stole.
Etym. — mole + haze: the paranoia the mole leaves behind as residue.
Rel. — blooddossier
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