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Criminal gang has it (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bandit

'criminal' is the definition.
(bandit is a kind of criminal)

'gang has it' is the wordplay.
'gang' becomes 'band' (I've seen this before).
'has' says to put letters next to each other.
'band'+'it'='BANDIT'

(Other definitions for bandit that I've seen before include "Member of a robber gang" , "Outlaw, brigand" , "(One-armed?) outlaw" , "hood" , "Dan bit the robber badly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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