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con
/kɒn/ noun [C] (also confidence trick)Definition
› a trick to get someone's money, or to make them do what you want: What seemed like a great investment opportunity turned out to be an elaborate con. a con trick/game a con merchant/artist
(Definition of con noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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