The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word STOLE
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More clues leading to the result STOLE
- Wrap, possibly with fur ripped off
- Lifted a priest’s vestment
- Purloined sale items turned up with fence finally
- Purloined item from furrier
- Pinched vestment
- Lifted old gold coin out of pit
- Gown that’s lifted is alluring back to front
- Item made of fur, poached
- Lifted lady’s garment
- Lifted shawl and passed quietly
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The straight part
We know that "Lifted/a priest’s vestment" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case lifted/a priest’s vestment = stole.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does STOLE mean?
STOLE verb- To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else.
- (of ideas, words, music, a look, credit, etc.) To appropriate without giving credit or acknowledgement.
- To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.
- To acquire at a low price.
- To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually used in the phrase steal the show.
- To move silently or secretly.
- To convey (something) clandestinely.
- To withdraw or convey (oneself) clandestinely.
- To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a hit, walk, passed ball, wild pitch, or defensive indifference.
- To dispossess
- To borrow for a short moment.
- An ecclesiastical garment consisting of a decorated band worn on the back of the neck with each end hanging over the chest.
- A scarf-like garment, often made of fur.
- A stolon.