deniably

deniably
   (of a lie or secret action)
   in a manner hard to expose
   Usually of a statement made off the record or an act taken by a third party on behalf of another:
    ... the small country could inflict wounds itself, or even more safely, sponsor others to do so — 'deniably'. (Clancy, 1987)
   Whence the adjective deniable and the noun deniability:
    ... nothing more than an exercise in keeping its own nose clean — not being seen to be involved. Deniability was the polite word for it. (D. Mason, 1993)

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