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Discover LudwigThe phrase "illicit affair" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to an intimate relationship between two people (not married to each other) that is kept secret. For example: "John and Jane had an illicit affair for several months until they were discovered by John's wife."
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She is having an illicit affair.
It was like an illicit affair - hers, yet not hers.
Nor for anyone carrying out an illicit affair.
Nonetheless, they throw all good sense to the winds and begin a passionate illicit affair.
PARIS — A grand hotel, an illicit affair, a hasty departure of a woman with a coat lapped over lacy lingerie.
Their lives become complicated when Frances falls in love with Lilian, and an illicit affair leads to devastating disturbances.
But where Jon might find this endurance justifying of their illicit affair (do you, Jon?), I think it's pretty horrifying.
Though she is Hindu and he Muslim, their initially illicit affair is eventually condoned by their families and community.
It tells the story of a married woman who is having an illicit affair in wartime London.
The Post-Birthday World by Lionel Shriver (2007) Illicit affair between a married woman and a snooker star.
"I can only really enjoy a Christmas carol concert if I'm having an illicit affair with one of the choir".
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