Underground government operation? Crossword Clue

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Underground government operation? Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
2. misfortune resulting in lost effort or money

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

OPERATION (noun)
1. activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
2. a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
UNDERGROUND (adjective)
1. conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
2. under the level of the ground
UNDERGROUND (noun)
1. an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
2. a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force

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