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Trick? Scot's bowled over (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scam

'trick?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in other clues)

'scot's bowled over' is the wordplay.
'scot's' becomes 'mac's' (many Scottish surnames begin with Mac).
'bowled over' is a reversal indicator.
'macs' backwards is 'SCAM'.

(Other definitions for scam that I've seen before include "Screw" , "Fraudulent scheme, swindle" , "Swindle (Slang)" , "'A con, deception (4)'" , "rook" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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