Someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee)
Else clues• ___-upper
• Bernard Malamud novel, with The
• Darkroom bath
• Darkroom chemical
• Handyman
• Handyman, on occasion
• Malamud's Yakov Bok, e.g.
• Photo developer's solution
• Pulitzer-winning Bernard Malamud novel, with The
• Repairman
• Repairperson
• Shady political operative