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The phrase "an operative for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who works for a specific organization or in a particular role, often in contexts related to intelligence, law enforcement, or covert operations.
Example: "He was known as an operative for the secret agency, carrying out missions that required discretion and skill."
Alternatives: "an agent for" or "a representative for".
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Julia Roberts is Claire Stenwick, an operative for the C.I.A.
Skripal's daughter, Yulia, may have been an operative for Britain's MI5 intelligence service.
Government officials say they believe he was an operative for Al Qaeda who was plotting attacks.
Peter Matthiessen's nephew recalls both his uncle's career as a writer and his experience as an operative for the C.I.A.
This marked the beginning of his years as an operative for a succession of Latin American governments.
Far from the legal papers, an operative for Mr. Gore here in Florida said, "It's the appeal or nothing".
Himself an admirer of Alexander Hamilton, Mr. Brookhiser said he sometimes considers himself an operative for Adams's conservative Federalist Party.
The United States contends that an operative for Al Qaeda named Hambali was the mastermind for the Bali blast.
He won two Bronze Stars in Vietnam and also worked as an operative for the Central Intelligence Agency.
If Mr. Johnson had led another former life, it could have been as an operative for the Central Intelligence Agency.
Sometime in the summer of 1997, an operative for Osama bin Laden sat down at his personal computer in a hideaway in Kenya.
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