Poseur (5 letters)

{ Answer }

FRAUD

{ Related Clues }

Charlatan
Chicanery
Flimflam
Humbug
Mountebank
Business misbehavior
Con job
Great pretender
Illegal activity
Con artist's crime
Consumer affairs topic
Subject of an S.E.C. inquiry
Whistle-blower's exposure
Better Business Bureau subject

{ Tags }

activity, affairs, better, blowers, bureau, business, charlatan, chicanery, con, consumer, crime, exposure, flimflam, fraud, humbug, inquiry, poseur, sec, subject, topic, whistle

{ Notes }

The answer FRAUD is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 950 puzzles.

{ Definition }

FRAUD as a noun:

1. intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

2. (imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player) = a person who makes deceitful pretenses

3. (fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-on) = something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage