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underworld

 noun
     
Related topics: Crime
un‧der‧world [singular]
1SCC the criminals in a particular place and the criminal activities they are involved in:
New York's criminal underworld
2RM

the Underworld

the place where the spirits of the dead are believed to live, for example in ancient Greek stories
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