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"crooked" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often corrupt (7 letters).
Definitions
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
Word origin
From Middle English croked, crokid, past participle of croken (“to crook, bend”). Cognate with Danish kroget (“crooked”). More at crook.
Used in a sentence
“We walked up the crooked path to the top of the hill.”
“That picture is crooked - could you straighten it up for me?”
“He was trying to interest me in another one of his crooked deals.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Dishonest or bent”7 letters
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