Lender you shouldn't trust (5)

I believe the answer is:

shark

(Other definitions for shark that I've seen before include "(Fishy) extortionist" , "Unscrupulous greedy person" , "Swindler; large fish" , "predator" , "danger at sea" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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