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What a persistent fraudster might get far in the future? (4-4)

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I believe the answer is:

long-term

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'what a persistent' is the definition.
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'fraudster might get far in the future?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
an anagram of 'get' is 'gte' which is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for long-term that I've seen before include "Not immediate" , "Relating to a relatively extended period" , "Enduring" , "Over a great time" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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