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Defraud Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SCAM which was last seen in the Telegraph Quick crossword.
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97%4Exact Match!
noun

• a fraudulent business scheme

verb

• deprive of by deceit

96%5Exact Match!
noun

• weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous

• weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat

• someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

• the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

• a deception for profit to yourself

verb

• deprive somebody of something by deceit

• defeat someone through trickery or deceit

• engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud

• be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

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verb

• cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money

• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

• evade payment to

• escape, either physically or mentally

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Telegraph Quick02 Apr 2024 Down 21
Telegraph Quick17 Apr 2023 Down 5
Telegraph Cross Atlantic06 Feb 2023 Down 9
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