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Pay attention and steal a fifty (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

take note

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'pay attention' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'steal a fifty' is the wordplay.
'steal' becomes 'take' (to steal is to take without permission).
'a fifty' becomes 'note' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'take'+'note'='TAKE NOTE'

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for take note that I've seen before include "Observe and absorb - jot it down" , "what the stenographer does" , "mark?" , "Pay attention" , "Observe closely" .)

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