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Individual pinching something from the pot? (3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tea leaf

I believe this is a double definition.

'individual pinching' is the first definition.
(rhyming slang for thief - one who pinches things)

'something from the pot?' is the second definition.
(something from a teapot)

(Other definitions for tea leaf that I've seen before include "Cockney crook" , "Dried part of a plant, used to make cuppas" , "source of drink?" , "might be spotted in China" , "One from Assam perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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