What does the cryptic crossword clue "Way of working among East Germans, a kind of infiltration (7)" mean?

The definition is "a kind of infiltration". The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). MO (synonym="way of working") in OSSIS (synonym="East Germans") = OSMOSIS; definition: "a kind of infiltration" The answer is OSMOSIS.

Way of working among East Germans, a kind of infiltration (7)

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