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"setup" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often rig (3 letters).
Definitions
an act that incriminates someone on a false charge
Word origin
Deverbal from set up.
Used in a sentence
“The laboratory included an elaborate setup for measuring the energy.”
“The classroom setup was simple and efficient.”
“Shapiro says KYW would keep two separate news staffs that would work together, similar to WBZ's setup.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Planned arrangement”5 letters
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