Crime article on business paper (5)
I believe the answer is:
theft
'crime' is the definition.
(I know that theft is a type of felony)
'article on business paper' is the wordplay.
'article' becomes 'the' (the definite article in English).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'business paper' becomes 'FT' (Financial Times newspaper).
'the'+'ft'='THEFT'
(Other definitions for theft that I've seen before include "Pilfering" , "crime incident" , "Dishonest taking of others' property" , "Illegal act of taking" , "Burglary" .)