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Fraudulent business scheme (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scam

'fraudulent business scheme' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for scam that I've seen before include "Fraud, trick (slang)" , "Swindle (sl.)" , "An informal swindle" , "A modern kind of swindle" , "Rip-off" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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