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Thief takes bullock round a pound (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stealer

'thief' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'bullock round a pound' is the wordplay.
'bullock' becomes 'steer' ('steer' can be a synonym of 'bullock').
'round' indicates putting letters inside.
'pound' becomes 'l'.
'a'+'l'='al'
'steer' going around 'al' is 'STEALER'.

'takes' is the link.

(Another definition for stealer that I've seen is " Criminal".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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