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Fleece carried out, then ring stolen from charity (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

diddle

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'fleece' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'carried out then ring stolen from charity' is the wordplay.
'carried out then' becomes 'did' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'ring' becomes 'O' (letter resembling a ring).
'stolen from' suggests deleting specific letters.
'charity' becomes 'dole' (I've seen this in another clue).
'dole' with 'o' taken away is 'dle'.
'did'+'dle'='DIDDLE'

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(Other definitions for diddle that I've seen before include "Slang for cheat or swindle - nearly fiddle" , "Fleece" , "Con - do - lidded (anag)" , "Slangily cheat or swindle" , "Did, and led out to cheat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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