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Back-formation from klauen.
Klau m (strong, genitive Klaues or Klaus, no plural)
- (colloquial) theft
- Synonym: Diebstahl
Declension of Klau [sg-only, masculine, strong]
- “Klau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Klau” in Duden online
- “Klau” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon