The Clue
Misappropriate (5 letter answer)
The Answer
STEAL
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Notes
The answer STEAL is seen frequently, appearing about once every 110 puzzles.
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Exceptional deal
Fantastic bargain
Go quietly
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Great bargain
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Incredible bargain
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Palm, say
Pass imperceptibly
Quite a bargain
Real bargain
Super bargain
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Base runner's attempt
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Pick a peck of pockets?
Item at a 95% markdown, say
It's marked way down
At least it's a real bargain
Definition
STEAL as a noun:
1. (bargain, buy, steal) = an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"
2. a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)
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