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Cloak and dagger is a form of fencing. It may incorporate a dagger or a rapier, and a short, billowy cloak used to feint and hide/confuse the movements of the blade. This usage of the cloak shows the origins of the modern-day usage of the phrase "cloak and dagger" to refer to covert shenanigans...
