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Steals the child while it sleeps? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

kidnaps

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'steals' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'child while it sleeps?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'child' could be 'kid' (synonyms) and 'kid' is located in the answer.
'sleeps?' could be 'naps' ('nap' can be a synonym of 'sleep') and 'naps' is found within the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'the' is the link.

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(Other definitions for kidnaps that I've seen before include "Steals" , "Abducts" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Irish News.
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