Force enlists car thieves (10)

I believe the answer is:

larcenists

'thieves' is the definition.
(larcenist is a kind of thief)

'force enlists car' is the wordplay.
'force' indicates anagramming the letters (letters must be forced into a new order).
'enlists'+'car'='enlistscar'
'enlistscar' is an anagram of 'LARCENISTS'.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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