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Two papers grasp to renounce putting fool in online issue (8,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

identity theft

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'two papers grasp' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'renounce putting fool in online issue' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'fool' could be 'tit' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'tit' is located in the answer.
'renounce' could be 'deny' (denying is a kind of renouncing) and 'deny' is found within the leftover letters.
'online' could be 'e' (as in e-mail or e-commerce) and 'e' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for identity theft that I've seen before include "A crime of personal fraud" , "Form of fraud" , "fraudulent practice" , "Type of fraud" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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