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Maclean

/ əˈɪ /

noun

  1. Donald. 1913–83, British civil servant, who spied for the Russians: fled to the former Soviet Union (with Guy Burgess) in 1951

  2. Sorley (ˈsɔːlɪ). 1911–96, Scottish Gaelic poet. His works include Dàin do Eimhir agus Dàin Eile (1943) and Spring Tide and Neap Tide (1977)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Wahlberg spoke to Edinburgh's Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan Maclean in a video call, 54 days into their venture.

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Paramount to that was Rangers midfielder Kirsty MacLean, who was pulling the strings.

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Turns out that money and toxic families go together like peeled grapes and the finest Roquefort when MacLean combines them.

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The Cold War section includes one of the two briefcases left by Guy Burgess at his London club, when he fled to Moscow in 1951 with fellow spy Donald Maclean.

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He was a member of the Cambridge Five spy ring and fled to Moscow with fellow spy Donald Maclean in 1951 due to fears of being discovered.

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