The Clue
Credit card action (5 letter answer)
The Answer
SWIPE
Tags
Notes
The answer SWIPE is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 750 puzzles.
Related Clues
Cop
Filch
Pilfer
Pinch
Snitch
Steal
Filch, snatcherally
Glancing blow
Use, as a credit card
What crooks do
Put through a machine, as a credit card
Run through a credit card machine
Slide, as a credit card through a reader
What second-story men do
Definition
SWIPE as a noun:
1. a sweeping stroke or blow
SWIPE as a verb:
1. strike with a swiping motion
2. (pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift) = make off with belongings of others