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knave

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">jack</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(knave can mean a jack playing card)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for knave that I've seen before include "Unscrupulous man; jack" , "Rascal; picture card" , "Jack (in playing cards)" , "A swindler" , "Blackguard" .)

I've seen this clue in The Chronicle of Higher Education, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Wall Street Journal, The Mirror, the New York Times, The Independent, The Sun, The Guardian and the Penny Press.
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