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Steals the sheets covering the sick (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pillages

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'steals' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to property as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'sheets covering the sick' is the wordplay.
'sheets' becomes 'pages' (page is a kind of sheet).
'covering' is an insertion indicator.
'the sick' becomes 'ill' (I've seen this before).
'pages' placed around 'ill' is 'PILLAGES'.

'the' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Another definition for pillages that I've seen is " Plunders, loots".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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