Crime of receiver of stolen goods (7)
I believe the answer is:
offence
'crime' is the definition.
(I know that crime can be written as offence)
'of receiver of stolen goods' is the wordplay.
'receiver of stolen goods' becomes 'fence' (fence can mean a receiver of stolen goods).
'of'+'fence'='OFFENCE'
(Other definitions for offence that I've seen before include "Misdemeanour" , "The handler" , "Breach of conduct" , "Violation" , "Breach of criminal law" .)