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Con warder (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)

'warder' is the second definition.
(screw can mean a prison warden)

(Other definitions for screw that I've seen before include "Threaded fixer" , "Cheat" , "shot in pool hall" , "Prison officer (sl.)" , "The Turn of the ___ , 1898 Henry James horror story" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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