Cryptic crossword clue
In shops criminal diverts funds 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SIPHONS

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What does SIPHONS mean?

SIPHONS noun
  1. A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.
  2. A soda siphon.
  3. A tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants.
SIPHONS verb
  1. To transfer (liquid) by means of a siphon.
  2. To steal or skim off in small amounts; to embezzle.

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