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Stop work and steal (5,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

knock off

I believe this is a double definition.

'stop work' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)

'steal' is the second definition.
(I know that knock off is a more specific form of the action steal)

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for knock off that I've seen before include "stop, > take away and > kill > pirate" , "half-inch > pack in work" , "Do quickly" , "call it a day" , "Down tools" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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