Enter a clue or pattern or both:
The Clue
Help hold up (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ABET
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Notes
The answer ABET is very common and appears about once every 40 puzzles.
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Countenance
Egg on
Encourage
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Incite
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Sanction
Second
Support
Advance the cause of
Aid in crime
Aid's partner
Assist an arsonist
Assist a hood
Assist, in a way
Assist in wrongdoing
Be an accomplice
Coach a criminal
Encourage a criminal
Foster a felon
Give backing to
Give support to
Help in crime
Help a crook
Help a hood
Help in wrongdoing
Sanction misdeeds
Second in crime
Support sedition
Support a swindler
Actively support a felon
Assist, usually nefariously
Be behind a lawbreaker
Be a partner in crime
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Foster fiendish acts
Help in holding up
Lend support to a lawbreaker
Aid by being a lookout, e.g.
Definition
ABET as a verb:
1. assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing