Clandestine second party serving men (4-4)
I believe the answer is:
back-door
'clandestine' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'second party serving men' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 'back' (to second a motion is to back it).
'party' becomes 'do' (do is a kind of party).
'serving men' becomes 'OR' (military abbreviation for Other Ranks).
'back'+'do'+'or'='BACK-DOOR'
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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