Celebrated criminal finally charged (8)
I believe the answer is:
lionised
'celebrated' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'criminal finally charged' is the wordplay.
'finally' indicates one should take the final letters.
'charged' becomes 'ionised' (electrically charged).
The last letter of 'criminal' is 'l'.
'l'+'ionised'='LIONISED'
(Other definitions for lionised that I've seen before include "Treated as hero" , "Made to feel like the king of the jungle" , "Made a lot of in a beastly fashion" , "Celebrated" , "being given celebrity status" .)