Unscrupulous Trader Promoting Big Guns

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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noun • a person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; goes about smartly dressed and having a good time
	37%	13		Unscrupulous trader
noun • a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties
	31%	4		A pellet used in air guns or paintball guns
noun • the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant

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The Guardian Cryptic12 Dec 2000	Down 20
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