"clip joint" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From clip (“to cheat, swindle, or fleece”) and joint (“disparaging US slang for a place of business”).",
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          "ref": "2009 February 19, Gareth Lewis, Southern Daily Echo",
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        "An establishment, usually a strip club or bar, in which customers are tricked into paying money only to receive poor goods or services or none at all."
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        "(informal) An establishment, usually a strip club or bar, in which customers are tricked into paying money only to receive poor goods or services or none at all."
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