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Kidnapper is muscular type (8)

Ross

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abductor

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'kidnapper' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for abductor that I've seen before include "Person snatching, eg, a child" , "Muscle" , "Paris, for example" , "One removing by force" , "Taker (of someone)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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