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Rent dockland garage in secret (5-3-6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cloak-and-dagger

'secret' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'rent dockland garage' is the wordplay.
'rent' indicates an anagram (rent can mean torn or damaged).
'dockland'+'garage'='docklandgarage'
'docklandgarage' is an anagram of 'CLOAK-AND-DAGGER'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for cloak-and-dagger that I've seen before include "underground" , "Concerned with intrigue and espionage" , "Involving intrigue and secrecy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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