Fraud (6)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">fraud</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for deceit that I've seen before include "fake" , "Falsehood" , "Fraud, falseness" , "Pretence, cheating" , "Subterfuge" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">fraud</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that scam is a type of cheat)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for scam that I've seen before include "Swindle, fraud (colloq.)" , "Fraudulent scheme, swindle" , "Con trick" , "A slangy swindle or fraud" , "Fraud, dishonest scheme" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">fraud</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(sham can mean a fraud or charlatan)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for sham that I've seen before include "charade" , "Mash, being false" , "Counterfeit or insincere" , "imitation" , "Phoney sort of hams" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">fraud</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(a swindle is a fraud or con)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for swindle that I've seen before include "Trick" , "skin" , "Bilk" , "Con, defraud" , "Diddle, sting, twist" .)