In the world of government espionage, I am an undercover operative gathering classified intel; on a dark Halloween lane, however, I am a spectral creature who exists only to spook. What am I?
A spook
'Spook' is mid-century intelligence jargon for an undercover agent or spy, as well as a synonym for a ghost.
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