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Cheat to get money from a rival (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

contender

'a rival' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'cheat to get money' is the wordplay.
'cheat' becomes 'con' (con is a kind of cheat).
'to get' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'money' becomes 'tender' (I've seen this in another clue).
'con'+'tender'='CONTENDER'

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for contender that I've seen before include "One striving" , "Struggler in rivalry" , "No red cent (anag.)" , "One fighting others (for something)" , "Candidate" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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