Answer: connived

AnswerCrossword Clue
CONNIVEDWere in cahoots
CONNIVEDCooperated secretly
CONNIVEDMachinated
CONNIVEDActed craftily
CONNIVEDPlotted
connivedCONNIVE, to plot or conspire
connivedto pretend ignorance of or fail to take action against something one ought to oppose the government connived in the rebels' military buildup
connivedcooperate secretly or have a secret understanding
connivedbe indulgent or in secret sympathy wink