"plays it close to the hip" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} plays it close to the hip
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of play it close to the hip Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: play it close to the hip
    Sense id: en-plays_it_close_to_the_hip-en-verb-LGNPu04s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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