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I have to agree that you might want to seek a second opinion with this one. A hoodie doesn't designate sneaking around. Just because, as Nzall showed in their answer, that Assasin's Creed uses it as such. Sneaking is designated by posture more so than anything with clothing. In a comedy, sneaking is usually done where they are on their tip-toes, doing some silly antics.

In a more serious setting, they are usually crawling, or low to the ground and crouching.

If I put a hoodie up while sitting down to hide my face, does that mean I am sneaking? No, it means I am hiding, so what defines sneaking then?

sneak

snÄ“k/Submit

verb

gerund or present participle: sneaking

move or go in a furtive or stealthy manner.

"I sneaked out by the back exit"

synonyms: creep, slink, steal, slip, slide, sidle, edge, move furtively, tiptoe, pussyfoot, pad, prowl

"I sneaked out"

convey (someone or something) in a furtive or stealthy way.

"someone sneaked a camera inside"

synonyms: smuggle, bring/take surreptitiously, bring/take secretly, bring/take illicitly, spirit, slip

"she sneaked a camera in"

do or obtain (something) in a stealthy or furtive way.

"she sneaked a glance at her watch"

synonyms: steal, take furtively, take surreptitiously; informalsnatch
"he sneaked a doughnut"

creep up on (someone) without being detected.
"he sneaks up on us slyly"

As you can tell, by definition, to be sneaking requires an action, not clothing. Does clothing help? of course, but clothing is not the factor in telling if someone is sneaking. it is the ACTION. Crouching, laying low, slithering, crawling. Action words or images that can be drawn to denote sneaking in context of words.

It sounds like your editor is really narrow minded and you may want to see another editor if they won't go farther with you unless you do a hoodie.

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