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Criminal rules a con could be light-fingered (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

larcenous

'be light-fingered' is the definition.

'criminal rules a con' is the wordplay.
'criminal' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rules'+'a'+'con'='rulesacon'
'rulesacon' anagrammed gives 'LARCENOUS'.

'could' is the link.

(Other definitions for larcenous that I've seen before include "Criminal" , "Thievish" , "Like other crimes" , "With sticky fingers" , "concerning certain crimes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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