The Clue
Dupe (9 letter answer)
The Answer
VICTIMIZE
Tags
Notes
The answer VICTIMIZE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
VICTIMIZE as a verb:
1. (victimize, victimise) = make a victim of; "I was victimized by this con-man"
2. (victimize, victimise) = punish unjustly
3. (victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con) = deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"