Cryptic crossword clue
Made up a story about a newspaper getting stolen

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word LIFTED

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The straight part
We know that "stolen" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case stolen = lifted.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does LIFTED mean?

LIFTED verb
  1. To raise or rise.
  2. To steal.
  3. To source directly without acknowledgement; to plagiarise.
  4. To arrest (a person).
  5. To remove (a ban, restriction, etc.).
  6. To alleviate, to lighten (pressure, tension, stress, etc.)
  7. To cause to move upwards.
  8. To lift weights; to weight-lift.
  9. To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.
  10. To elevate or improve in rank, condition, etc.; often with up.
  11. To bear; to support.
  12. To collect, as moneys due; to raise.
  13. To transform (a function) into a corresponding function in a different context.
  14. To buy a security or other asset previously offered for sale.
LIFTED adjective
  1. Raised up; held aloft.
  2. Stolen.

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