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cloak-and-dagger

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cloak-and-dag⋅ger

  [klohk-uhn-dag-er]
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–adjective
pertaining to, characteristic of, or dealing in espionage or intrigue, esp. of a romantic or dramatic kind.
Origin:
1835–45
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cloak-and-dag·ger   (klōk'ən-dāg'ər)
adj.  Marked by melodramatic intrigue and often by espionage.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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