inside job

/ˌɪnˈsaɪd ˈdʒɑb/
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Other forms: inside jobs

Definitions of inside job
  1. noun
    some transgression committed with the assistance of someone trusted by the victim
    “the police decided that the crime was an inside job”
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    type of:
    evildoing, transgression
    the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
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