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Take the wrong way (5)

Ross

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'take' is the definition.
(I know that steal is a more specific form of the action take)

'wrong way' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'way' could be 'st' (abbreviation for street) and 'st' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'the' is the link.

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(Other definitions for steal that I've seen before include "Rob" , "Purloin" , "pirate" , "bag" , "Make off with" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard and The New York Times.
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