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Took in a bad way (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

poached

(Other definitions for poached that I've seen before include "Like many an egg" , "Stolen - cooked in hot water" , "Cooked eggs" , "Illegally hunted (game)" , "taken illegally" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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