Bait Dna

[ABag1]

Can anyone help solve this dingbat please?
BAIT DNA

[Patsy33]

Identity Theft?

[bobbinwales]

Could be ... identity may be in there

[Togo]

Liking Pick and Mix.

[bobbinwales]

A desperate one... hook line AND sinker

[Mamyalynne]

It's one of those you can get half of and then it gets weak.

[Patsy33]

I'm confused now...
Are we still looking for Bait Dna?

[bobbinwales]

Yes.all seem on the right lines tome

[Mamyalynne]

Yes

'Retail fraud' is an additional clue supposed to help.

[sanmac]

Bait and switch?

[Patsy33]

Something by design?

[sanmac]

My answer was a wild guess since the letters in "and" were switched around to form "dna"

[Mamyalynne]

Bait and Switch

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bait%20and%20switch

[Mamyalynne]

Well done sanmac

[Patsy33]

At last :-)) Well done Sanmac!
I was trying too hard lol..

[Mamyalynne]

Me too, so hard I failed to scroll when I returned - fits the second clue perfectly too.

[Patsy33]

Yes, it does Mamya..:-)

[sanmac]

Yea, I got one! Yes the second clue helped. Perhaps the sales term is not commonly used in the UK?

[bobbinwales]

Glad its been solved. This one had me 'hooked' last night but had to get some sleep. We were all trying to hard last night to find another word for bait when the answer was right in front of us.

[ABag1]

WELL DONE sanmac, just input your answer and it was accepted as correct. Sorry for delay in replying but been at hospital most of today, routine tests, and use of mobile was not allowed. My sincere thanks to all of the other contributors also. Great to know there are people like you guys out there. Thanks for staying with it.

[ABag1]

I have to admit that I was not aware of that phrase.