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Seize unlawfully (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

usurp

'seize unlawfully' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for usurp that I've seen before include "Wrongfully assume" , "Take over - misappropriate" , "Assume authority" , "Take power unlawfully" , "Take (power) by force or illegally" .)

I've seen this clue in the New York Times, The Guardian and the USA Today.
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