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Get some scoff there, Cordelia – with no one knowing (3,3,6)

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I believe the answer is:

off the record

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'get some scoff there cordelia with no one knowing' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'get some scoff there cordelia with' is the wordplay.
'get some' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (I've seen this in other clues).
'OFF-THE-RECORD' is hidden in the letters of 'scoff there cordelia with'.

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(Other definitions for off the record that I've seen before include "not intended for release?" , "in private" , "Not to be made public" , "Not to be reported" , "Confidential - not for publication" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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