black operation

/blæk ˈɑpəˌreɪʃən/
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Other forms: black operations

Definitions of black operation
  1. noun
    a covert operation not attributable to the organization carrying it out
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    type of:
    covert operation
    an intelligence operation so planned as to permit plausible denial by the sponsor
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