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Take the wrong way? (5)

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

'wrong way' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'way' could be 'st' (abbreviation for street) and 'st' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'eal' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'the' is the link.

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(Other definitions for steal that I've seen before include "Rob" , "Purloin" , "pirate" , "bag" , "Make off with" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the LA Times and the Evening Standard.
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