"No Such Agency" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the No Such Agency [canonical]
Etymology: Humorous alternative expansion of the initialism NSA, suggesting secretiveness and denial. Head templates: {{en-prop|def=1|head=No Such Agency}} the No Such Agency
  1. (US, humorous) The National Security Agency. Tags: US, humorous Categories (topical): Organizations
    Sense id: en-No_Such_Agency-en-name-9hP0~DjJ Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2010, Dale Kiser, Top Secret: Eleven Years of Blood, Sweat, and Tears, page 221:",
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