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Appraise import arrangements in order to steal (14)

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I believe the answer is:

misappropriate

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'to steal' is the definition.
(misappropriating is a kind of stealing)

'appraise import arrangements' is the wordplay.
'arrangements' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'arrangement' mean this).
'appraise'+'import'='appraiseimport'
'appraiseimport' anagrammed gives 'MISAPPROPRIATE'.

'in order' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for misappropriate that I've seen before include "Wrongly assume" , "pocket" , "embezzle" , "Nick" , "Lift" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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