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Shawl, new, taken without permission (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stolen

'taken without permission' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'shawl new' is the wordplay.
'shawl' becomes 'stole' (I've seen this in another clue).
'new' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation eg NT for New Testament).
'stole'+'n'='STOLEN'

(Other definitions for stolen that I've seen before include "Pinched" , "Lifted" , "Taken without the owner's consent" , "Taken without right" , "Pilfered" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Mail.
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