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Swindler's infringement of copyright plot (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

conspiracy

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'plot' is the definition.
(I know that conspiracy is a type of plot)

'swindler's infringement of copyright' is the wordplay.
'swindler's' becomes 'con's' (I've seen this in other clues).
'infringement of copyright' becomes 'piracy' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'cons'+'piracy'='CONSPIRACY'

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(Other definitions for conspiracy that I've seen before include "Joint action undertaken secretly" , "scheme" , "intrigue" , "that involves plotting" , "Plot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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