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Swindle or fraud (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sting

I believe this is a double definition.

'swindle' is the first definition.
(I know that sting is a type of swindle)

'fraud' is the second definition.
(I know that sting is a type of cheat)

(Other definitions for sting that I've seen before include "Goad" , "viz. Gordon Sumner" , "Bee's weapon" , "con trick" , "Sudden pain - swindle" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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