The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DIDDLE
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More clues leading to the result DIDDLE
- Overcharge to spend a penny
- Lied recklessly about direct debit swindle
- Do Dutch do nothing about Germany?
- Do puzzle, heading off for daughter
- Fail to protect bishop, left offering rook
- Lied badly about theologian’s do
- Pass around large cup to get money for trick
- Rook carried out and led off
- Hey __ __ swindle!
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What does DIDDLE mean?
DIDDLE noun- In percussion, two consecutive notes played by the same hand (either RR or LL), similar to the drag, except that by convention diddles are played the same speed as the context in which they are placed.
- The penis.
- To cheat; to swindle.
- To have sex with.
- To masturbate (especially of women).
- To waste time.
- To totter, like a child learning to walk; to daddle.
- To manipulate a value at the level of individual bits (binary digits).
- A meaningless word used when singing a tune or indicating a rhythm.