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Swindled Slang Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SHAFTED which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: SHAFTED

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199%7Exact Match!
232%8Slang term meaning cheated or swindled
328%10 A slang expression for being cheated or swindled

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "SHAFTED" which means:

    noun
  • • A line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
  • • An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
  • • A long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
  • • A column of light (as from a beacon)
  • • The main (mid) section of a long bone
  • • Obscene terms for penis
  • • A long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
  • • A vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
  • • (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
  • • A long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel
  • • A revolving rod that transmits power or motion
  • • The hollow spine of a feather
  • verb
  • • Equip with a shaft
  • • Defeat someone through trickery or deceit
  • adjective
  • • Fitted with a shaft
  • • (of a spear) having a shaft and head of different tinctures.
  • • Cheated; screwed; ripped off

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He felt shafted when he was passed over for a promotion."
  • • "The team was shafted by the biased referee in the championship game."

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