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Garment right restricting born criminal (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

robber

'criminal' is the definition.
(robber is a kind of criminal)

'garment right restricting born' is the wordplay.
'garment' becomes 'robe' (robe is a type of garment).
'right' becomes 'r' (abbreviation).
'restricting' is an insertion indicator.
'born' becomes 'b' (abbreviation next to the year of someone's birth).
'robe'+'r'='rober'
'rober' placed around 'b' is 'ROBBER'.

(Other definitions for robber that I've seen before include "Burglar" , "One who thieves" , "Mugger" , "One who steals" , "Highwayman, for example" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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