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Loot forming part of a burglar's wages? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

swag

'loot' is the definition.
(I know that loot can be written as swag)

'part of a burglar's wages?' is the wordplay.
'part of' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'SWAG' can be found hidden inside 'burglars wages'.

'forming' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for swag that I've seen before include "Goods taken by burglar" , "Booty, loot" , "Burglar's booty" , "Ill-gotten gains" , "Burglar's haul" .)

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