Cryptic crossword clue
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The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 5 letter word GOLD BRICK

I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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What does GOLD BRICK mean?

GOLD BRICK noun
  1. Something fraudulent or nonexistent offered for sale; a swindle or con.
  2. (US slang) A shirker or malingerer.
  3. (US slang) A swindler.
GOLD BRICK verb
  1. (US slang) To shirk or malinger.
  2. (US slang) To swindle.

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