Crossword Genius

Pilfer a couple of books in Coop (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cabbage

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'pilfer' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'a couple of books in coop' is the wordplay.
'couple of' indicates the doubling of some letters.
'books' becomes 'b' (this could be a standard abbreviation which I don't know about).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'coop' becomes 'cage' (synonyms).
'b' doubled is 'bb'.
'a'+'bb'='abb'
'abb' put inside 'cage' is 'CABBAGE'.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for cabbage that I've seen before include "Savoy vegetable" , "Vegetable with dense head of leaves" , "Kind of 13" , "Vegetable plant" , "Variety of brassica" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app