The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word TROUSERED
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result TROUSERED
- Pocketed money– sure to upset a socialist
- Half of tree, flower and cherry stolen
- Stolen bust restored, featuring Urban’s head
- Maybe having bags to reuse mostly— otherwise not green!
- Took in bags?
- Stepped over us before with strides
- Walked around America before getting nicked
- Revolutionary routes communist took
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The straight part
We know that "Pocketed money (undeserved)" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case pocketed money (undeserved) = trousered.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does TROUSERED mean?
TROUSERED verb- To put money into one's trouser pocket; to pocket.
- To legally remove funds from an organization for personal use.
- To secretively steal an item or money for personal use.
- Dressed in trousers.