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cloak-and-dagger

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cloak-and-dag·ger (klkn-dgr)
adj.
Marked by melodramatic intrigue and often by espionage.
cloak-and-dagger
Adjective
of or involving mystery and secrecy
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Adj.1.cloak-and-daggercloak-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"
clandestine, hush-hush, undercover, underground, secret, surreptitious, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger
covert - secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels"


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Should I stoke Trojans fans' fear of abandonment by Pete Carroll, and make fun of his cloak-and-dagger meeting with Miami Dolphins officials in Costa Rica?
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Parachute school was followed by an assessment phase in which Hall began the "cloak" portion of his cloak-and-dagger training.
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