Wind-up toy? Crossword Clue

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Wind-up toy? Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float
2. a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
(verb)
1. fly a kite
2. get credit or money by using a bad check

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

TOY (verb)
1. manipulate manually or in one’s mind or imagination
2. behave carelessly or indifferently
TOY (noun)
1. any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets
2. a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size
WIND (verb)
1. raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
2. catch the scent of; get wind of
WIND (noun)
1. a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
2. empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk

Hint 3: Anagram

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TIKE

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