The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word GAZUMP
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More clues leading to the result GAZUMP
- Outbid doctor holding unlimited cash
- Adjudicator, curtly, after brief look, to increase price unfairly
- Endless scrutiny you reported over politician’s deal as unscrupulous seller
- Almost look upon arbitrator to break agreement?
- Renege on deal with Government, essentially amazed when supported by Unionist MP
- Alphabetic range held by a fool may offer more
- Hike price of brolly covering 40% of Zulus
- In a hole, SA President’s not one to break promise on housing
- Half-cut umpire, after eating some gazpacho, cheats on price
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The straight part
We know that "Renege on deal" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case renege on deal = gazump.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does GAZUMP mean?
GAZUMP noun- The act of gazumping.
- To swindle; to extort.
- To raise the selling price of something (especially property) after previously agreeing to a lower one.
- To buy a property by bidding more than the price of an existing, accepted offer.
- To trump or preempt; to reap the benefit underhandedly from a situation that someone else has worked to create.
- An automobile.
- A politician who takes bribes.