Kidnap lions and feel self-satisfied (4,5)

I believe the answer is:

take pride

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'feel self-satisfied' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'kidnap lions' is the wordplay.
'kidnap' becomes 'take' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'lions' becomes 'pride' (pride is the collective noun for a group of lions).
'take'+'pride'='TAKE PRIDE'

'and' is the link.

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