"black op" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: black ops [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} black op (plural black ops)
  1. (informal) Clipping of black operation. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Alternative form of: black operation
    Sense id: en-black_op-en-noun-we-vHx6n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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