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Con fixer (5)

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I believe the answer is:

screw

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'con' is the first definition.
(both can mean to defraud or cheat)

'fixer' is the second definition.
(I have seen 'Threaded fixer ' mean 'screw' so perhaps 'fixer' could also mean 'screw')

(Other definitions for screw that I've seen before include "Take advantage of" , "Fastener with a tapered threaded shank" , "Archimedes' invention" , "little twister!" , "Metal fastener" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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