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The Clue
Get hush money from, for instance (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ABET
Tags
Notes
The answer ABET is very common and appears about once every 40 puzzles.
Related Clues
Aid and ___
Countenance
Encourage
Further
Instigate
Support
Aid an arsonist
Aid in a crime
Aid in crime
Aid a thug
Assist illegally
Assist, in a way
Be an accessory
Be an accomplice
Coach a thief
Countenance or connive
Encourage a felon
Give backing to
Help in crime
Help in a heist
Help with the heist
Help a hood
Help a hoodlum
Help a thief
Incite in crime
Opposite of hinder
Partner of aid
Play the henchman
Stand behind
Support a swindler
Support, in a way
Be a partner in crime
Give an underhanded hand?
Help in ways one shouldn't
Lend support to a lawbreaker
Look out for, say
Promote felonious acts
Provide a gun for, maybe
Provide with a hideout, perhaps
What accomplices do
Give a leg up to a yegg
Give a yegg a leg up
Help complete a job
Help out in a bad way
Definition
ABET as a verb:
1. assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing