Usage Note
Clandestin often describes illegal or hidden activity, such as un travailleur clandestin ('an undocumented worker') or une réunion clandestine ('a secret meeting'). The feminine form is clandestine, pronounced with the final 'e' audible: klahn-deh-STEEN.
Examples
"Ils ont tenu une réunion clandestine."
Natural Translation
They held a secret meeting.

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