Operative
Operative noun - A person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country.
Usage example: CIA operatives take terrible risks to find out the secrets of foreign countries
Superspy and operative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Superspy" instead a noun "Operative".
Superspy
Both words in one sentence
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Zig-zagging around this trope is one of the main selling points of Salt: Is she primarily a CIA operative trying to clear her name or a Soviet superspy?
Source: Becoming the Mask
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