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open secret

noun [C usually singular]
 
 

Definition

a fact that should be a secret when in fact a lot of people know about it: It's an open secret around the office that they're having an affair.Apparent and obviousVisible
(Definition of open secret noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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