Secret compartment, informally Crossword Clue

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COMPARTMENT (noun)
1. a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
2. a space into which an area is subdivided
INFORMALLY (adverb)
1. with the use of colloquial expressions

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