The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word FIDDLE
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More clues leading to the result FIDDLE
- Dishonest action that has strings attached?
- Doctor breaks tool in tricky operation
- One's played the fraud
- Awkward task for doctor
- Scam exposed by theologian dipping into dossier
- Do two days on board train
- Cheat’s set of papers opened by doctor
- Instrument with a neck that’s crooked
- Theologian in the papers for fraud
- Heart shown with initial change of sex — tricky operation
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What does FIDDLE mean?
FIDDLE noun- Any of various bowed string instruments, often a violin when played in any of various traditional styles, as opposed to classical violin.
- A kind of dock (Rumex pulcher) with leaves shaped like the musical instrument.
- An adjustment intended to cover up a basic flaw.
- A fraud; a scam.
- On board a ship or boat, a rail or batten around the edge of a table or stove to prevent objects falling off at sea. (Also fiddle rail)
- To play aimlessly.
- To adjust or manipulate for deception or fraud.
- To play traditional tunes on a violin in a non-classical style.
- To touch or fidget with something in a restless or nervous way, or tinker with something in an attempt to make minor adjustments or improvements.