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Steal the heart of an acrobat (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rob

'steal' is the definition.
(I know that rob is a type of steal)

'heart of an acrobat' is the wordplay.
'heart of' indicates a hidden word.
'ROB' is hidden in the letters of 'acrobat'.

'the' is the link.

(Other definitions for rob that I've seen before include "boy's name" , "Nick" , "Hold up" , "sack" , "Burgle" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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