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Loan shark (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

usurer

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">loan shark</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for usurer that I've seen before include "Lender at an exorbitant rate" , "Grasping money-lender" , "One who charges undue interest" , "Person who charges excessive interest on loan" , "Extortionist" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Telegraph, the Evening Standard, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Times and The Guardian.
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