secretsource
nounUK /ˈsiː.krət.sɔːs/
US /ˈsiː.krət.sɔːrs/
A secret source is a person or place that gives you information but whose name is kept hidden.
The reporter would not say who told her the news because it was a secret source.
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2. A hidden place where something valuable comes from.
The old well was a secret source of fresh water for the village.
3. A private supplier of goods or materials.
The bakery has a secret source for its special flour.
4. In stories, a magical or mysterious origin of power.
The wizard's staff drew its magic from a secret source deep in the mountains.