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I'm stealing nuts and pips for one (4,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

time signal

'pips for one' is the definition.
(makes pipping sounds for one o'clock)

'i'm stealing nuts' is the wordplay.
'nuts' indicates an anagram (nuts can mean crazy).
'im'+'stealing'='imstealing'
'imstealing' with letters rearranged gives 'TIME-SIGNAL'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for time signal that I've seen before include "Regular announcement from Greenwich?" , "up-to-the minute sound" , "beeps, perhaps" , "Eg, Greenwich pips" , "Electronic indication of the correct hour" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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