"Portrait of a Thief" scheme (5)

I believe the answer is:

heist

(Other definitions for heist that I've seen before include "Armed hold-up (sl.)" , "Armed robbery" , "Bank robbery" , "Audacious robbery" , "crime?" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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