Cryptic crossword clue
Who makes us care – left and right – about espionage, ultimately?

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The straight part

We know that "Who makes us care – left and right – about espionage, ultimately?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case who makes us care – left and right – about espionage, ultimately? = le carrÉ.

The cryptic/wordplay part

In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.