Crime making Neal cry (7)
I believe the answer is:
larceny
'crime' is the definition.
(larceny is a kind of crime)
'making neal cry' is the wordplay.
'making' indicates anagramming the letters.
'neal'+'cry'='nealcry'
'nealcry' with letters rearranged gives 'LARCENY'.
(Other definitions for larceny that I've seen before include "Stealing - theft" , "Legal term for theft" , "Theft of personal property" , "Theft of personal goods" , "Criminal activity" .)