Charge with an offence (6)
I believe the answer is:
accuse
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">charge with an offence</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for accuse that I've seen before include "Lay blame for wrongdoing on named person" , "Charge with a crime" , "From what Zola wrote" , "Lay blame or allege guilt" , "Arraign or indict" .)