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* [[Batman Gambit]] (in ''The Spy Who Came in from the Cold'')
* [[Berlin Wall]] (crucial in the climactic scene of "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold")
* [[De FictionalisationDefictionalization]] (Some spy-speak that le Carre just made up, such as "tradecraft", is now actually used by [[MI 5MI5]] and [[MI 6MI6]] agents in [[Real Life]])
* [[Bittersweet Ending]] (very, very widespread. One of le Carré's trademark touches is that the price of success in matters of espionage is permanent emotional and psychological damage to those who have had to participate in betrayal.)
* [[Blackmail]]: Both by the Circus (a "burn") and by criminals.