under-the-counter
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under-the-counter adjective
- Illicit, obtained or sold furtively.“The village shop seemed to be a bastion of respectability but those in the know could obtain some very questionable under-the-counter material.”
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illegalillicitadulterineoccultundergroundnonclandestineunprescribednonprescribedunlawedstealthunsurreptitiousillegitimateunofficialnonmarketedoccultedunlegalized
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