Spring a ___ (stop being watertight) Crossword Clue

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Spring a ___ (stop being watertight) Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information
2. the discharge of a fluid from some container
(verb)
1. be leaked
2. enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

WATERTIGHT (adjective)
1. without flaws or loopholes
2. not allowing water to pass in or out
SPRING (noun)
1. the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
2. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
SPRING (verb)
1. spring back; spring away from an impact
2. develop into a distinctive entity

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
KALE

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