Definition of "clandestine" []

• Kept or done in secret, often in order to conceal an illicit or improper purpose. See Synonyms at secret. (adjective)

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• "And they are the people in the agency that make things happen, as far as collecting intelligence and running what we call clandestine operations."
• "The line that separates openly official and covert/clandestine is not a bright one."
• "Private security guards working for Blackwater USA participated in clandestine CIA raids against suspected insurgents in Iraq and ... military | Comment | Recommend"