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Tory knight, possibly a fraudster (3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

con man

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'a fraudster' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'tory knight possibly' is the wordplay.
'tory' becomes 'con' (abbreviation for conservative).
'knight possibly' becomes 'man' (knight is a kind of man).
'con'+'man'='CON-MAN'

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(Other definitions for con man that I've seen before include "A professional swindler" , "State of NE Africa" , "One who does" , "A male confidence swindler" , "A modern swindler who fools people" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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