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Steal tin at church (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

snatch

'steal' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'tin at church' is the wordplay.
'tin' becomes 'Sn' (Sn is the chemical symbol for tin).
'church' becomes 'ch' (common abbreviation).
'sn'+'at'+'ch'='SNATCH'

(Other definitions for snatch that I've seen before include "Seize quickly, grab" , "heist" , "Seize abruptly" , "Grab rudely, hastily" , "weightlifting move" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Times.
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