cloak-and-dagger

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adjective

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)