Not quite clean cut or appropriate (7)
I believe the answer is:
purloin
'appropriate' is the definition.
(appropriate can mean to steal or take)
'not quite clean cut' is the wordplay.
'not quite' means to remove the last letter.
'clean' becomes 'pure' (similar in meaning).
'cut' becomes 'loin' (cut of meat).
'pure' with its last letter taken away is 'pur'.
'pur'+'loin'='PURLOIN'
'or' is the link.
(Other definitions for purloin that I've seen before include "lift" , "'Nick, pilfer (7)'" , "Swipe" , "'Nick, filch (7)'" , "appropriate" .)