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I've the version to steal (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

thieve

'to steal' is the definition.
(I know that thieve is a more specific form of the action theft)

'i've the version' is the wordplay.
'version' indicates an anagram.
'ive'+'the'='ivethe'
'ivethe' anagrammed gives 'THIEVE'.

(Other definitions for thieve that I've seen before include "appropriate" , "Knock off" , "Pilfer" , "Misappropriate" , "Pinch" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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