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cloak-and-dagger
cloak-and-dag·ger


adjective 
Definition:
 
full of secrecy: involving secrecy or intrigue, often as part of an espionage operation
[Translation of French de cape et d'épée "of cape and sword," symbols of the rank of characters in dramas of intrigue]
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