Stole or got from South American city (3)
I believe the answer is:
boa
'stole' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'got from south american city' is the wordplay.
'from' is a deletion indicator.
'south american city' becomes 'botoga' (I've seen this before).
'botoga' with 'got' removed is 'BOA'.
'or' is the link.
(Other definitions for boa that I've seen before include "Feathered neckwear - snake" , "One who puts the squeeze on" , "Large snake provides a neck decoration" , "One covered in scales" , "... cold-blooded creature" .)