Swindler's scheme Crossword Clue

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Swindler's scheme Crossword Answer

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SCAM

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(verb)
1. commit to memory; learn by heart
2. deprive of by deceit
(noun)
1. a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
2. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SWINDLER (noun)
1. a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
SCHEME (verb)
1. form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
2. devise a system or form a scheme for
SCHEME (noun)
1. a schematic or preliminary plan
2. an elaborate and systematic plan of action

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

SCAM
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