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Stole pig, removing the last (3)

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boa

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'stole' is the definition.
(both can mean a type of scarf)

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(Other definitions for boa that I've seen before include "Large snake provides a neck decoration" , "Large reptile" , "Python" , "strangler" , "One who puts the squeeze on" .)

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