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We've checked our database and believe the answer is STEALING which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer is "STEALING" which means:

    noun
  • • The act of taking something from someone unlawfully
  • • Avoiding detection by moving carefully
  • verb
  • • To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else.
  • • (of ideas, words, music, a look, credit, etc.) to appropriate without giving credit or acknowledgement.
  • • To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.
  • • To acquire at a low price.
  • • To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. usually used in the phrase steal the show.
  • • To move silently or secretly.
  • • To convey (something) clandestinely.
  • • To withdraw or convey (oneself) clandestinely.
  • • To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a hit, walk, passed ball, wild pitch, or defensive indifference.
  • • To dispossess
  • • To borrow for a short moment.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The stealing of the jewelry was executed with great precision."
  • • "He was caught in the act of stealing from the store."

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The Guardian Cryptic30 May 2005 Down 17
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