Get hush money from, for instance (4 letters)

{ Answer }

ABET

{ Related Clues }

Aid and ___
Encourage
Further
Incite
Instigate
Second
Support
Aid an arsonist
Aid in a crime
Aid in crime
Aid criminally
Aid feloniously
Aid in a felony
Aid a thug
Aid, in a way
Aid's partner
Assist an arsonist
Assist illegally
Assist in malfeasance
Assist a prankster
Back up
Be an accomplice
Foster a felon
Give backing to
Give support to
Help in crime
Help at a heist
Help in a heist
Help in a holdup
Help a hood
Help, as a lawbreaker
Help in wrongdoing
Support sedition
Actively support a felon
Be an accessory to the crime
Give a footpad a hand
Help when one shouldn't
Look out for, say
"Not on ___!" ("No way!")
Aid by being a lookout, e.g.
Drive the getaway car, perhaps

{ Tags }

abet, aid, aids, arsonist, assist, be, crime, encourage, felon, foster, give, heist, help, hood, incite, out, partner, say, support, way, wrongdoing

{ Notes }

The answer ABET is very common and appears about once every 39.2 puzzles.

{ Definition }

ABET as a verb:

1. assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing