Criminal article about current fellow (5)
I believe the answer is:
thief
'criminal' is the definition.
(I know that thief is a type of criminal)
'article about current fellow' is the wordplay.
'article' becomes 'the' (the definite article in English).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'current' becomes 'I' (symbol for electric current).
'fellow' becomes 'F' (abbreviation - of a society etc.).
'the' going around 'i' is 'thie'.
'thie'+'f'='THIEF'
(Other definitions for thief that I've seen before include "Person who steals things" , "Crook" , "Stealer" , "nicker?" , "Unlawful taker" .)