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  1. come in from the cold: Merriam-Webster
  2. come in from the cold: Wiktionary
  3. come in from the cold: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. come in from the cold: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (come in from the cold)

verb:  (espionage) Of a spy: to return home after having gone undercover in enemy territory.
verb:  (by extension) To gain widespread acceptance in a group or society, especially where there was not any before.

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