Abandoned Mini car left under canvas, perhaps with view to offending (8,6)
I believe the answer is:
criminal intent
'with view to offending' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'abandoned mini car left under canvas' is the wordplay.
'abandoned' indicates an anagram (the original order is abandoned).
'left' becomes 'L' (common abbreviation).
'under canvas' becomes 'intent' (I've seen this in other clues).
'mini'+'car'='minicar'
'minicar' with letters rearranged gives 'crimina'.
'crimina'+'l'+'intent'='CRIMINAL INTENT'
'perhaps' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for criminal intent that I've seen is " decision to break the law".)