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Purloin Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is STEAL which was last seen in the Telegraph Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: STEAL

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noun

• an advantageous purchase

• a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)

verb

• take without the owner's consent

• move stealthily

• steal a base

96%5Exact Match!
verb

• make off with belongings of others

90%11 Suitable or fitting
adjective

• suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc

adjective satellite

• meant or adapted for an occasion or use

verb

• give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

• take possession of by force, as after an invasion

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Telegraph Quick16 Jan 2023 Across 25
New York Times06 Aug 2020 Across 14
The Guardian Quick27 May 2015 Across 19
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