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Answer for the clue "Assistant in a crime ", 7 letters:
abetter

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Word definitions for abetter in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. one who helps or encourages or incites another [syn: abettor ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternate form of abettor English) (First attested from 1350 to 1470.) (R:SOED5: page=4)

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Abetter \A*bet"ter\, Abettor \A*bet*tor\, n. One who abets; an instigator of an offense or an offender. Note: The form abettor is the legal term and also in general use. Syn: Abettor , Accessory , Accomplice . Usage: These words denote different degrees ...

Usage examples of abetter.

She toyed withBrinkerhoff, walking to the window and angling the readout for abetter view.

On this occasion it was unlocked, and Marian was about to rush forward in eager anticipation of a peep at its interior, when, child as she was, the reflection struck her that she would stand abetter chance of carrying her point by remaining perdue.

She toyed withBrinkerhoff, walking to the window and angling the readout for abetter view.