Related Clues:

• Cheat's acerbic wit is foremost
• Swindler put hands on instrument
• One may not get a good deal out of one
• Swindler in game
• Character cutting could be a cheat
• One can't be trusted after a deal is made
• He can't be trusted with a deal
• Eccentric character on staff possibly, one manipulating clubs?
• One on the fiddle suits stringed instrument
• Crooked dealer maybe offering vehicle with copper instrument
• Cheat put instrument below deck?
• Old wag's instrument for playing dishonestly with the pack
• Villain around deck had scrap at sea, overwhelming resistance
• Cheating player playing craps hard
• Pack instrument for one with bad designs for bridge?