... and take pleasure in eluding criminal (7)
I believe the answer is:
indulge
'and take pleasure' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'eluding criminal' is the wordplay.
'criminal' indicates anagramming the letters.
'eluding' is an anagram of 'INDULGE'.
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for indulge that I've seen before include "Enjoy to excess" , "Allow (someone) to enjoy a pleasure" , "Gratify (an appetite)" , "Gratify a wish" , "Favour, gratify" .)