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It's uncool when rowdy steals a kiss (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

osculation

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'kiss' is the definition.
(I know that kiss can be written as osculation)

'it's uncool when rowdy steals a' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'when' could be 'on' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'on' is found within the answer.
'a' is within the answer.
'it' could be 't' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis) and 't' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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