Steals pants in America (8)
I believe the answer is:
trousers
I believe this is a double definition.
'steals' is the first definition.
(trouser can informally mean to steal)
'pants in america' is the second definition.
(trousers are called 'pants' in American English)
(Other definitions for trousers that I've seen before include "Garments fro the nether regions" , "Nether garment" , "suit section" , "Pants" , "Slacks" .)