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Wrongly to take the seat on the corner? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

steal

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'seat on the corner?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with motion as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'wrongly to take the' is the wordplay.
'wrongly' becomes 'seal' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'to take' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters are taken in).
'the' becomes 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects).
'seal' placed around 't' is 'STEAL'.

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(Other definitions for steal that I've seen before include "Shoplift" , "Pinch" , "Pilfer" , "bag" , "Make off with" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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