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Authenticate scam by company (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

confirm

'authenticate' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'scam by company' is the wordplay.
'scam' becomes 'con' (both can mean a fraudulent scheme).
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'company' becomes 'firm' (firm can mean a company or business).
'con'+'firm'='CONFIRM'

(Other definitions for confirm that I've seen before include "Substantiate" , "Establish the truth of" , "Authenticate" , "Make (provisional arrangement) definite" , "Provide supporting evidence, make definite" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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