Leader’s stolen the photo (8)

I believe the answer is:

headshot

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'the photo' is the definition.
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'leader's stolen' is the wordplay.
'leader's' becomes 'head's' (head is a kind of leader).
'stolen' becomes 'hot' (stolen goods are 'hot').
'heads'+'hot'='HEADSHOT'

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(Another definition for headshot that I've seen is " Photo showing just the face".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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