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Taken away, goat was asleep (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

kidnapped

'taken away' is the definition.

'goat was asleep' is the wordplay.
'goat' becomes 'kid' (kid is a kind of goat).
'was asleep' becomes 'napped'.
'kid'+'napped'='KIDNAPPED'

(Other definitions for kidnapped that I've seen before include "novel for a boy" , "Abducted" , "Classic novel" , "Book by Stevenson" , "Taken prisoner for ransom - R. L. Stevenson novel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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