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by mannykannot 2254 days ago
The term 'fifth man', especially in a British publication, tends to suggest cold-war spying (Anthony Blunt was number 4. As it happens, he also received royal honors, in a time when his unmasking was a closely held secret within British intelligence.)
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I thought the Beatles lots of people were said to be the "fifth" Beatle.