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Elastic gets old for uniform, a worry for security guard? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

robbery

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'guard?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for robbery that I've seen before include "Theft maybe with violence" , "Theft crime" , "Theft, stealing" , "Theft of property" , "Criminal action" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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