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Arrest for robbery (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pinch

This clue is a double definition.

'arrest' is the first definition.
('pinch' can be a synonym of 'arrest')

'robbery' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pinch that I've seen before include "amount of salt?" , "Tweak" , "Squeeze painfully" , "Grip sharply; steal" , "Steal (colloq.); one felt by the poor" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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