Culprit (8)
I believe the answer is:
offender
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">culprit</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that culprit can be written as offender)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for offender that I've seen before include "Transgressor, lawbreaker" , "causing resentment?" , "miscreant" , "Committer of illegal act" , "Wrongdoer" .)