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Purloin
a
work
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art
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Purloin a work of art (8)
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The whole clue is the definition (& lit or double definition).
How the clue works
The definition is Purloin, since to abstract something means to steal it. And a work of art pulls double duty here, pointing you to the same answer from the other direction — an abstract being a type of painting.