The Clue
Swindle (5 letter answer)
The Answer
BUNCO
Tags
Notes
The answer BUNCO is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.
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Definition
BUNCO as a noun:
1. (bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam) = a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
BUNCO as a verb:
1. (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"