cleanskin

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From clean + skin.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'kli:nskɪn/

[edit] Noun

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cleanskin (plural cleanskins)

1. An undercover police officer who has not done a particular task before
2. A criminal who has no prior criminal record
3. A terrorist who has not previously come to the attention of the security services
4. (Australian) an unbranded animal

   • 1988: I started off lassoing the cleanskins, dragging them up bellowing to the bronco panel where they were quickly leg-roped, thrown and branded. — Tom Cole, Hell West and Crooked

5. (Australian) an unlabelled bottle of wine
6. (cricket) A cricket bat with no maker's logo