In North American slang, a confidence trickster's accomplice who poses as an enthusiastic or successful punter to encourage participation (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHILL In North American slang, a confidence trickster's accomplice who poses as an enthusiastic or successful punter to encourage participation (5) (5)
57% SWINDLERS Confidence tricksters (9) (9)
51% ALLY Accomplice (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 4, 2025
49% CONFEDERATE Accomplice (11) The Times Concise Aug 4, 2025
47% BISON North American buffalo (5) Puzzler Backwords Sep 19, 2025
47% COHORT Accomplice (6) LA Times Daily Jul 20, 2025
45% ASKS Poses (4) New York Times Oct 5, 2025
45% SITS Poses (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 16, 2025
45% IMP Little trickster (3) LA Times Daily Sep 9, 2025
45% INON Acting as an accomplice to (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 5, 2025
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