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The dress of an ordinary citizen.

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Usage examples (34)
  • They originally met in something called plainclothes school.
  • Ya gotta love the Batmobile, but for a slightly more realistic take on Bats, the "plainclothes" car can be pretty cool.
  • Lt. Greg Kwiatkowski (his attorney now says he was in "plainclothes") to be honest with you none of this surprises me.
  • Motorcycle officers and special-duty cops such as plainclothes COMMIT officers were also available should things turn ghoulish.
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