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Arrested, having committed a theft (7)

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I believe the answer is:

pinched

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This clue might be a double definition.

'arrested' is the first definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'committed a theft' is the second definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with ownership as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'having' is the link.

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(Another definition for pinched that I've seen is " Haggard".)

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