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Right to stop a boy in crime (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

arson

'crime' is the definition.
(crime of illegally starting a fire)

'right to stop a boy' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'to stop' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'boy' becomes 'son' (synonyms).
'a'+'son'='ason'
'r' inserted within 'ason' is 'ARSON'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for arson that I've seen before include "Crime of fire raising" , "Incendiary crime" , "Felonious burning of property" , "Torching" , "Fire requiring forensic study" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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