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I sloped off to plunder (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

despoil

'to plunder' is the definition.
('despoil' can be a synonym of 'plunder')

'i sloped off' is the wordplay.
'off' indicates anagramming the letters.
'i'+'sloped'='isloped'
'isloped' is an anagram of 'DESPOIL'.

(Other definitions for despoil that I've seen before include "Plunder completely" , "Plunder, devastate" , "Plunder (a place)" , "Plunder, rob" , "Ravage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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