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Bewildered criminal stopped working? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

confused

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'bewildered' is the definition.
(bewildered means confused or baffled)

'criminal stopped working?' is the wordplay.
'criminal' becomes 'con' (abbreviation for 'convict').
'stopped working?' becomes 'fused' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'con'+'fused'='CONFUSED'

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(Other definitions for confused that I've seen before include "Bewildered, perplexed" , "In a muddle, perplexed" , "Perplexed, befuddled" , "Unable to think clearly, bewildered" , "Disorientated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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