Took for a ride is an idiom that means to deceive or swindle someone. The crossword solutions for this term are USED, MISLED, swindled, ROOKED, HOSED, bused, and ledon, all of which are synonyms for the phrase. USED means to have employed something, MISLED means to have deceived someone, swindled means to have cheated someone out of something, ROOKED means to have tricked someone, HOSED means to have taken advantage of someone, bused means to have taken someone for a ride, and ledon means to have CONNED someone.