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Answer for the clue "One who exposes wrongdoing ", 13 letters:
whistleblower

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A whistleblower ( whistle-blower or whistle blower ) is a person who exposes any kind of information or activity that is deemed illegal, unethical , or not correct within an organization that is either private or public. The information of alleged wrongdoing ...

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n. an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it; "the law gives little protection to whistleblowers who feel the public has a right to know what is going on"; "the whistleblower was fired for exposing the conditions ...

Usage examples of whistleblower.

Following the Exxon Valdez disaster in Alaska, an Exxon-British Petroleum joint venture wiretapped and bugged the home of a whistleblower working with the US Congress.