"on the nick" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on the nick, {{en-PP}} on the nick
  1. (UK, slang) Engaged in theft. Tags: UK, slang Synonyms: on the rob
    Sense id: en-on_the_nick-en-prep_phrase-EHBijyJZ Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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