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"fraudulent" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often bogus (5 letters).
Definitions
Dishonest, deceptive, or based on fraud.
Word origin
From Middle English fraudulent, from Old French fraudulent, from Latin fraudulentus, from fraus (“fraud”).
Used in a sentence
“One writer gravely assures us that Maurice of Saxony learned all his fraudulent policy from that execrable volume [The Prince].”
“He tried to pass a fraudulent check.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Dishonest”10 letters
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