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Thief! User! Out getting vengeful women (3,6)

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I believe the answer is:

the furies

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'vengeful women' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.

'thief user out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'thief'+'user'='thiefuser'
'thiefuser' with letters rearranged gives 'THE FURIES'.

'getting' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for the furies that I've seen is " Goddesses".)

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