Ma’anar ƙamus na kalmar “clandestine” ana siffanta shi da, aikata shi, ko aiwatar da shi cikin asirce ko ɓoyewa, musamman don dalilai na zamba ko yaudara. Hakanan yana iya komawa ga wani abu da aka ɓoye ko ɓoyayye, ko wani abu da ake gudanarwa ko aiwatarwa a asirce.
