What does the cryptic crossword clue "A fly-by-night scam deviously based around rand (9)" mean?

The definition is "A fly-by-night". The wordplay uses an anagram. anagram of BASED (synonym="BASED") + CON (synonym="CON") + R (synonym="rand") = ABSCONDER The answer is ABSCONDER.

A fly-by-night scam deviously based around rand (9)

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