Crossword Genius

Shark that's more confident behind you (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

usurer

'shark' is the definition.
(I know that usurer is a type of shark)

'more confident behind you' is the wordplay.
'more confident' becomes 'surer' ('sure' can be similar in meaning to 'confident').
'behind' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'you' becomes 'u' (commonly used in online communication).
'surer' after 'u' is 'USURER'.

'that's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for usurer that I've seen before include "loan-shark" , "Unfair moneylender" , "Businessman taking a lot of interest" , "Person who charges excessive interest on loan" , "Unscrupulous lender" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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