Charged with an offence (7)
I believe the answer is:
accused
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">charged with an offence</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for accused that I've seen before include "Indicted" , "Person being charged" , "Defendant in a criminal proceeding" , "Defendant appearing on a criminal charge" , "Levelled a charge against" .)