Steal the King's first born (4)
I believe the answer is:
crib
'steal' is the definition.
(I know that crib is a more specific form of the action lift)
'king's first born' is the wordplay.
'king' becomes 'CR' (short for Carolus Rex, King Charles in Latin).
'first' becomes 'i' (I in Roman numerals eg Elizabeth I).
'born' becomes 'b' (abbreviation next to the year of someone's birth).
'cr'+'i'+'b'='CRIB'
'the' is the link.
(Other definitions for crib that I've seen before include "Pirate" , "Child's bed - copy" , "cheat in school" , "Manger; illegally copy" , "Student's aid; bed" .)