Take tales amiss? (5)

I believe the answer is:

steal

'take' is the definition.
(stealing is a kind of taking)

'tales amiss' is the wordplay.
'amiss' indicates anagramming the letters.
'tales' anagrammed gives 'STEAL'.

(Other definitions for steal that I've seen before include "bag" , "Make off with" , "Purloin" , "Pinch" , "Lift - pocket" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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