Rob Stella of a pound, maybe (5)
I believe the answer is:
steal
'rob' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'stella of a pound maybe' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'a' is present in the answer.
'pound' could be 'l' (abbreviation e.g. Lsd - pounds, shillings, pence) and 'l' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ste' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for steal that I've seen before include "Make off with" , "Nick" , "pirate" , "Creep" , "Thieve" .)