cloak-and-dagger
Definitions of cloak-and-dagger
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conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods“cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines”synonyms: clandestine, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, undergroundcovertsecret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed
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