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cop can mean steal
Yep, Helen, I believe that must be the derivation. If you "cop out" of something, you're evading your responsibilities or stealing away, perhaps.
Mind you, it also means simply take without any implication of wrong-doing, as in
"Cop that!" = "Take that!"
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