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Steal rifle away after parking (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pilfer

'steal' is the definition.
(I know that pilfer is a more specific form of steal)

'rifle away after parking' is the wordplay.
'away' indicates anagramming the letters (letters move away from their original places).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'parking' becomes 'p' (abbreviation on road signs).
'rifle' is an anagram of 'ilfer'.
'ilfer' put after 'p' is 'PILFER'.

(Other definitions for pilfer that I've seen before include "Steal (small things)" , "Lift -- nick" , "Steal (sl.)" , "Steal small items or quantities" , "twenty-two ball game" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Daily Express.
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