Purse ___ Street Thief Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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	99%	8		Exact Match!
	noun • a thief who grabs and runs • someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
	39%	9		Purse ___: stealing a woman's purse
	noun • a small fragment • obscene terms for female genitals • (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment • a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion • the act of catching an object with the hands verb • to grasp hastily or eagerly • to make grasping motions • take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
	31%	4		"___ thief to catch a thief"
	noun • stalk of a moss capsule • a stiff hair or bristle

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New York Times10 Jul 1985	Across 20
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