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{{trope}}
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{{quote|"[A] clipboard is as good as a skeleton key."
|'''Michael Westen, ''[[Burn Notice]]'''''}}
When the characters are engaging in a [[Bavarian Fire Drill]], are [[Impersonating an Officer]], need to [[Delivery Guy Infiltration|infiltrate the enemy base]], or are [[Dressing as the Enemy]], their credibility is greatly enhanced if one of them is holding a clipboard. Nothing terrifies human beings as much as an [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]] on the move.
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== [[Fan Works]] ==
* In the ''[[RWBY]]/[[The Gamer]]'' crossover ''[[The Games We Play (RWBY fanfic)|[The Games We Play]]'', a clipboard plus an appropriate uniform gets Jaune Arc aboard the ''White Whale'' -- a massive [[Zeppelins from Another World|airship]] created as a joint project by the Schnee Dust Company and the Atlesian government -- so that he can hijack it.
== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[James Bond (film)|James Bond]]''
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* One of the tricks Qui-Gon teaches Obi-Wan in the ''[[Jedi Apprentice]]'' books.
== [[Live
* [[Angel]] likewise got into a crime scene with nothing but a cup of coffee and a world-weary expression, making uniformed cops think he was the plainclothes detective on the case.
* Michael and his colleagues put this to use more than once in ''[[Burn Notice]]'', usually accompanied by being so loudly bureaucratic that everyone listens to them without question.
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