The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RUSTLER
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More clues leading to the result RUSTLER
- One stocktaking?
- Does he make swishing sounds when stealing cattle?
- Sovereign holds good man to be lawbreaker
- One who makes a whooshing sound stealing cattle
- He’s kept busy stocktaking
- Dodgy stocktaker, one noisily thumbing through papers?
- One standing on leaf? Tea leaf?
- Thief who can be heard going through papers
- Bad result beginning to rock one taking stock
- Thief starts right but gets wrong result
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The straight part
We know that "one taking stock" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one taking stock = rustler.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does RUSTLER mean?
RUSTLER noun- One who rustles; a cattle (or other livestock) thief.
- A bovine animal that can care for itself in any circumstances.
- (Western US) An alert, energetic, driving person.
- That which makes a rustling noise.