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John Travolta's beginning to get sack (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loot

'sack' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'john travolta's beginning to' is the wordplay.
'john' becomes 'loo' (both can mean a toilet).
'beginning to' says to take the initial letters.
The initial letter of 'travolta' is 't'.
'loo'+'t'='LOOT'

'get' is the link.

(Other definitions for loot that I've seen before include "Plunder, pillage" , "familiar officer" , "Plunder and ransack" , "Haul" , "Plunder - booty" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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