NOUN: "the acquisition of gain (such as money) in dishonest or questionable ways" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "the acquisition of gain (such as money) in dishonest or questionable ways" Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
2. cause to grow together parts from different plants
(noun)
1. the act of grafting something onto something else
2. the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DISHONEST (adjective)
1. capable of being corrupted
2. deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
QUESTIONABLE (adjective)
1. able to be refuted
2. subject to question

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