After deal crime boss is exploited (6,2)
I believe the answer is:
traded on
'exploited' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'after deal crime boss' is the wordplay.
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'deal' becomes 'trade' (synonyms).
'crime boss' becomes 'don' (person of authority in the mafia).
'trade'+'don' is 'TRADED ON'.
'is' is the link.
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