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Unbelievers present at robberies (8)

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atheists

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'unbelievers' is the definition.
(atheist is a kind of unbeliever)

'at robberies' is the wordplay.
'robberies' becomes 'heists' (heist is a kind of robbery).
'at'+'heists'='ATHEISTS'

'present' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for atheists that I've seen before include "ungodly crew" , "Godless people" , "People who believe there is no god" , "They don't believe in a deity" , "They deny the existence of gods" .)

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