To cheat can involve bowing and scraping! (6)

I believe the answer is:

fiddle

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'to cheat' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for fiddle that I've seen before include "Stringed instrument - cheat" , "Violin; falsify (figures)" , "Fraudulent instrument?" , "do crookedly with books" , "Toy - string instrument - cheat" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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