The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SCRUMP
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result SCRUMP
- Rugby-playing group quietly steal apples
- Appropriate fruit soft after bruising action?
- Grab fruit, two packs a penny
- Get the fruit of another’s labour? That’s a feature of 22 down 26’s game plan, initially
- Crowd beginning to pick appropriate fruit
- Mob quietly steal fruit
- Pinch middle of muscle on bottom
- Take fruit – primarily melons and pears – seen at the bottom of small vineyard
- Grab windfall profits initially in wake of some players on pitch
- Lot of people quietly steal apples
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The straight part
We know that "Pinch" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pinch = scrump.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does SCRUMP mean?
SCRUMP noun- Anything small or undersized.
- (by extension) A withered, shrivelled, or undergrown person.
- A small apple.
- To gather windfalls or small apples left on trees.
- To steal fruit, especially apples, from a garden or orchard.
- To pinch, stint; to beat down in price.