Niazi's supporters say he was entrapped by an agent provocateur and emphasize the informant's criminal record for forgery.

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Bagehot contemplated playing agent provocateur, trawling Bournemouth's bars to see whether he could trap some befuddled ruddy-faced delegate into some horrific racial slur.

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That would be Danish agent provocateur Mads Brugger, who greases several palms in a bid to get himself appointed the Liberian ambassador to the Central African Republic.

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According to the conspiracy theory Strassmeir was an "agent provocateur", not only observing the activities of the far right but also encouraging them to do something illegal.

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It was there where she "unexpectedly" sprang to fame as a model after following her friends' suggestions that she enter a competition held by lingerie retailer Agent Provocateur.

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"Some are more famous than others and some are just talented young people who are around, " says Figgis, who recently directed model Kate Moss in a short film for lingerie company Agent Provocateur.

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Arsene Wenger had called it "unacceptable behavior" -- but Chelsea counterpart Jose Mourinho made a novel defense for his agent provocateur Costa, likening the soccer star to a rugby player after yet another victory over Arsenal.

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Tripp's lawyers deny she was an agent provocateur.

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And now the agent provocateur wielding a swinging axe across the public sector and a spate of tax increases says that the central bank is doing the right thing by looking beyond short-term factors causing above target price pressures.

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