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off the range
 adj.— «Avner makes the tough decision to leave behind his pregnant wife, relinquish his identity and go completely underground—“off the range,” in CIA parlance.» —“Best of 2005: Movies—Munich” by Brent Simon Now Playing Magazine Dec. 19, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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