Quietly steal around two mushrooms (8)

I believe the answer is:

shiitake

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'quietly steal around two mushrooms' is the definition.
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'quietly steal around two' is the wordplay.
'quietly' becomes 'sh' (both are used to tell someone to be quiet).
'steal' becomes 'take' (to steal is to take without permission).
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'two' becomes 'II' (Roman numerals).
'sh'+'take'='shtake'
'shtake' enclosing 'ii' is 'SHIITAKE'.

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(Another definition for shiitake that I've seen is " Type of mushroom".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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