Bears steal last piece from hampers (5)
I believe the answer is:
takes
'bears' is the definition.
('take' can be a synonym of 'bear')
'steal last piece from hampers' is the wordplay.
'steal last' becomes 'tas' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'piece' becomes 'k' (abbreviation for King).
'from' becomes 'e' (I've seen this in other clues).
'hampers' indicates putting letters inside.
'k'+'e'='ke'
'tas' placed around 'ke' is 'TAKES'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for takes that I've seen before include "Removes" , "sections of film" , "Steals" , "Steak (anag.)" , "Seizes" .)