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Garment, new, shoplifted? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stolen

'shoplifted?' is the definition.
(to shoplift is to steal from a shop)

'garment new' is the wordplay.
'garment' becomes 'stole' (shawl-like garment).
'new' becomes 'n'.
'stole'+'n'='STOLEN'

(Other definitions for stolen that I've seen before include "Goods that have been taken dishonestly" , "` `The ... Child' ' (Yeats)" , "Taken by thieves" , "Misappropriated; hot" , "Taken without right" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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