What does in the racket mean?

in the racket

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

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"Their answer is that they are "put wise" by other girls already in the racket."
"Many are literally being plundered by their landlord - sex capitalists who often specialize in letting out rooms, flats, or apartments to people in the racket."
"Janet R. is in her late twenties, and has been “in the racket”—prostitution, for twelve years; […]"

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