cloak-and-dagger
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods - clandestine intelligence operations - cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines - hole-and-corner intrigue - secret missions - a secret agent - secret sales of arms - surreptitious mobilization of troops - an undercover investigation - underground resistance • Syn: clandestine, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground • Similar to: covert • Derivationally related forms: underground (for: underground)
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