Steals clothes worn by the boss (8)
I believe the answer is:
trousers
'steals' is the definition.
(trouser can informally mean to steal)
'clothes worn by the boss' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'rousers' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for trousers that I've seen before include "pockets" , "Slacks" , "Garment (worn by the one in control?)" , "Outer garment" , "Bags" .)