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Crime causing delay (4-2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hold-up

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This might be a double definition.

'crime' is the first definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'delay' is the second definition.
(I know that delay can be written as hold up)

'causing' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for hold-up that I've seen before include "Commit armed robbery or keep aloft" , "Delay or show aloft" , "Suspend" , "Robbery with violence" , "Robbery at gunpoint" .)

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