With three I'm a worker
With four I'm against you
With seven I have an anagram that steals
With all eight I save you
Inspired on @tyobrien template
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$\begingroup$ MOAR tylo riddles! :D $\endgroup$– Nikhil EshvarCommented Apr 17, 2018 at 12:41
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1$\begingroup$ Is the L in “Tylo” a play from “Riley”? Just curious. I must say I’m amused. :) Nice puzzle! $\endgroup$– tyobrienCommented Apr 17, 2018 at 12:43
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$\begingroup$ Well, that was just a typo, but I guess that fits well :) $\endgroup$– Gustavo GabrielCommented Apr 17, 2018 at 12:45
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1$\begingroup$ Change the ‘L’ to a ‘P’ and you’ll get what it is... :-) $\endgroup$– tyobrienCommented Apr 19, 2018 at 14:28
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I think the answer is:
ANTIBODY.
With three I'm a worker
ANT(Ants being social workers is a common crossword clue.)
With four I'm against you
ANTI(Anti-means opposing someone/something)
With seven I have an anagram that steals
As pointed out by others, this is BANDITO which is Spanish/Mexican for bandit.
With all eight I save you
ANTIBODY is what saves us from diseases and by extension from death.
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$\begingroup$ Yeah, the seven bit tripped me up too. Nicely done, +1. $\endgroup$– PhylypCommented Apr 17, 2018 at 12:40
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$\begingroup$ Wow, that was quick, the anagram can be bandito, which means mexican bandit :) $\endgroup$ Commented Apr 17, 2018 at 12:40
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$\begingroup$ @GustavoGabriel - in such a case, it might be prudent to add the
languagetag to indicate it also steps outside the realm of English (see the description associated with the tag). $\endgroup$– PhylypCommented Apr 17, 2018 at 12:51 -
1$\begingroup$ @Phylyp I must be honest, being an anagram of bandito was kind of unintentional, at first I didn't see the missing o and thought it was an anagram of bandit. But thank you for adding the tag :) $\endgroup$ Commented Apr 17, 2018 at 12:54