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I believe the answer is:

arcane

(Other definitions for arcane that I've seen before include "Mysterious, secret or obscure" , "Abstruse, mysterious" , "Ace ran, being mysterious" , "Recondite" , "Esoteric, mysterious" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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