Newspaper covers singular robberies (6)

I believe the answer is:

thefts

'robberies' is the definition.

'newspaper covers singular' is the wordplay.
'newspaper' becomes 'theft' (the financial times).
'covers' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'singular' becomes 's' (abbreviation sometimes used in dictionaries).
'theft'+'s'='THEFTS'

(Another definition for thefts that I've seen is " Larcenies".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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