Crossword Genius

Deceive in a business letter (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

con

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

'a business letter' is the wordplay.
'a business' becomes 'co' (short for company).
'letter' becomes 'n' ().
'co'+'n'='CON'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for con that I've seen before include "Defraud" , "Swindle or see" , "Direct steering; study" , "Not supporting" , "Study - swindle" .)

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