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Run in and steal (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pinch

This clue is a double definition.

'run in' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'steal' is the second definition.
(pinching is a kind of stealing)

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pinch that I've seen before include "Tweak" , "Grip tightly; steal (colloq.)" , "Squeeze painfully" , "Nip - purloin" , "Steal (colloq.); one felt by the poor" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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