The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PINCHED
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The straight part
We know that "Thin/stole" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case thin/stole = pinched.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PINCHED mean?
PINCHED verb- To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
- To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger.
- To squeeze between two objects.
- To steal, usually something inconsequential.
- To arrest or capture.
- To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield.
- To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to flutter.
- To take hold; to grip, as a dog does.
- To be stingy or covetous; to live sparingly.
- To seize; to grip; to bite; said of animals.
- To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve.
- To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch.
- To complain or find fault.
- Very thin, as if drawn together
- (of a person or their face) Tense and pale from cold, worry, or hunger.
- Financially hurt or damaged.
- Compressed