Capture, as a crook Crossword Clue

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Capture, as a crook Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. take into custody
2. seize suddenly

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CROOK (noun)
1. a circular segment of a curve
2. someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
CROOK (verb)
1. bend or cause to bend
CAPTURE (noun)
1. the act of taking of a person by force
2. the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
CAPTURE (verb)
1. take possession of by force, as after an invasion
2. succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

Hint 3: Anagram

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