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knave

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">jack</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(knave can mean a jack playing card)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for knave that I've seen before include "Unscrupulous man; jack" , "Rascal; picture card" , "Jack (in playing cards)" , "A swindler" , "Blackguard" .)

I've seen this clue in The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Sun, The Mirror, The Independent, The Guardian, the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Penny Press.
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