Ham operator? Crossword Clue

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Ham operator? Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a shop selling ready-to-eat food products

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

OPERATOR (noun)
1. a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties
2. an agent that operates some apparatus or machine
HAM (noun)
1. meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
2. an unskilled actor who overacts
HAM (verb)
1. exaggerate one’s acting

Hint 3: Anagram

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Down

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