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back alley

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary

back alley /bak ˈalē, bæk ˈæli /
noun a narrow passage behind or between buildings:
we exited into a back alley via the fire door.
adjective [attributive] secret or illegal, as might be found in a back alley:
a back-alley drug deal.