Careless being imprisoned copping criminal charge (13)
I believe the answer is:
inconsiderate
'careless' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'imprisoned copping criminal charge' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'criminal' could be 'con' (abbreviation for 'convict') and 'con' is located in the answer.
'imprisoned' could be 'inside' (I've seen this before) and 'inside' is present in the remaining letters.
'charge' could be 'rate' (rate is a kind of charge) and 'rate' is found in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'being' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for inconsiderate that I've seen before include "rude" , "Lacking thought for others" , "Uncaring" , "Careless" , "Lacking regard for the feelings of others" .)