Criminal nearly getting caught for theft Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Criminal nearly getting caught for theft last seen in Guardian Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LARCENY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LARCENY Criminal nearly getting caught for theft (7) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 30, 2022
3% STEAL Commit a theft (5) Newsday Dec 8, 2025
3% ROOK Bird caught by escaping criminal (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 28, 2025
2% NAB Catch, as a criminal (3)
2% HEISTS Thefts in "The Bad Guys" (6) USA Today Dec 2, 2025
2% LAMER Not nearly as cool (5) New York Times Dec 2, 2025
2% CALL Caught everyone in ring (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 1, 2025
2% SLEPT Caught some Z's (5) New York Times Dec 1, 2025
2% HAUL Amount of fish caught (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 30, 2025
2% COMMONCOLD It might be caught in winter (10) Eugene Sheffer Nov 29, 2025

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