What does "모" mean? For example, "김 모 씨". Is it like when you don't know person's name or position/specialty but only know surename and you still need to address them so you use "모" instead?

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모 means 'somebody.
It is used to avoid revealing the person's full name in the news or media.

김 모 씨 is  a person whose last name is "김"

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