Catches, as a criminal (4)

I believe the answer is:

nabs

'catches as a criminal' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for nabs that I've seen before include "Collars" , "Arrests" , "Snatches" , "Catches in the act" , "Takes or grabs suddenly" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday, The New York Times, The A.V Club, the Universal, The Wall Street Journal and the Newsday.com.

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