A Purloining Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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	noun • the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
	37%	8		Purloining
	verb • make off with belongings of others
	33%	12		Portrayed with purloining thrushes in a pattern designed by William Morris and with leaves represented on the coronets of dukes, earls and marquesses, fruits or “fraises” often sold in punnets
	noun • sweet fleshy red fruit • any of various low perennial herbs with many runners and bearing white flowers followed by edible fruits having many small achenes scattered on the surface of an enlarged red pulpy berry • a soft red birthmark

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New York Times16 Sep 1990	Down 13
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2	Portrayed with purloining thrushes in a pattern designed by William Morris and with leaves represented on the coronets of dukes, earls and marquesses, fruits or “fraises” often sold in punnets Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 04 Feb 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 04 Feb 2023
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