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Meaning of cloak-and-daggery | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Espionage, secrecy.

uncountable

Examples

“[Richard] Moore's climb to the pinnacle of British cloak-and-daggery is a measure of the curious intimacy that sits alongside the ancient enmities that have often described Anglo-Irish relations.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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