The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word GANGSTER
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More clues leading to the result GANGSTER
- Guy’s initial dread, meeting leading female criminal
- Villain in Joker catching Batman, finally
- Strange moves by Glasgow’s top criminal
- Hood gets adjusted before beginning of race after horse going backwards
- Criminal hiding note in comic
- Tough German conceals apprehension
- In short, one of the Krays, going around harbouring uneasiness?
- Criminal’s apprehension to take place in Germany
- Band member
- Dread being trapped by German desperado
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The straight part
We know that "crimina" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case crimina = gangster.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does GANGSTER mean?
GANGSTER noun- A member of a criminal or street gang.
- A member of a professional criminal organization; a racketeer.
- To act like a gangster; to commit street crime or run a racket.