The Clue
Filched (6 letter answer)
The Answer
STOLEN
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Notes
The answer STOLEN is common and appears about once every 250 puzzles.
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Hot
Pilfered
Pillered
Pirated
Purloined
Swiped
Hot, to a hood
Hot, in a sense
Like booty
Strayed follower
Truffaut's "___ Kisses"
At a chop shop, perhaps
Hot, so to speak
"The ___ Hours," 1963 film
"___ Kisses," 1968 film
"___ Kisses," Truffaut film
"A ___ Life," 1939 film
Like second, sometimes
Like some glances
Like some kisses
Like Tom's pig
___ bases (R. Henderson stat)
Destined for a chop shop, say
Like some bases or glances
Like some kisses and bases
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Definition
STEAL as a verb:
1. take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
2. (steal, slip) = move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
3. steal a base
STOLEN as an adjective:
1. (purloined, stolen) = taken dishonestly; "the purloined letter"