Taken hostage (9)

I believe the answer is:

kidnapped

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

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

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