Cozen

16 clues
Gull
Cheat
Trick
Fleece
Swindle
Beguile
Deceive
Defraud
Flimflam
Hoodwink
Pull a scam
String along
Put one over on
Swindle, old style
Defraud in a paltry way.
Lead down the garden path
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Abscond
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