Answer: gouging

AnswerCrossword Clue
GOUGINGScooping.
GOUGINGOvercharging.
GOUGINGOvercharging
GOUGINGLoan shark's activity
gougingCut or force something out roughly or brutally
gougingOvercharge; swindle
gougingMake (a groove, hole, or indentation) with or as if with a gouge
gougingGOUGE, to cut or scoop out
gougingMake a rough hole or indentation in (a surface), esp. so as to mar or disfigure it