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Crime stealing pence from clergyman (5)

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arson

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'crime' is the definition.
(crime of illegally starting a fire)

'pence from clergyman' is the wordplay.
'pence' becomes 'p'.
'from' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'clergyman' becomes 'parson' (parson is a kind of clergyman).
'parson' with 'p' taken away is 'ARSON'.

'stealing' is the link.
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(Other definitions for arson that I've seen before include "major crime" , "Criminal activity" , "Crime of fire-setting (5)" , "Iniquitous behaviour" , "Incendiary crime" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and the Financial Times.
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