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undercover Definition


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undercover
adj
    1. Working, carried out, etc in secret.
      Example: an undercover agent
      Thesaurus: secret, concealed, clandestine, surreptitious, hidden, covert, confidential, furtive, underground, stealthy, hush-hush.
adverb
    1. In secret.
      Example: working undercover for the KGB
Etymology: 20c; 19c in sense ‘under cover' or ‘sheltered'.



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