Cryptic crossword clue
Serve one’s time as a con man, say? 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word DISHONEST

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What does DISHONEST mean?

DISHONEST adjective
  1. Not honest.
  2. Interfering with honesty.
  3. Dishonourable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.
  4. Dishonoured; disgraced; disfigured.

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