Thieves' lingo (5)

I believe the answer is:

argot

(Other definitions for argot that I've seen before include "Slang of a particular group, originally thieves" , "Patois for groat" , "Kind of slang" , "Special jargon of a group" , "Patois, vernacular" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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