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Criminal e-traders nabbed by the police (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

arrested

'nabbed by the police' is the definition.

'criminal e-traders' is the wordplay.
'criminal' indicates anagramming the letters.
'e'+'traders'='etraders'
'etraders' with letters rearranged gives 'ARRESTED'.

(Other definitions for arrested that I've seen before include "Apprehended and taken into custody" , "stalled" , "Apprehended by police" , "Seized and took into custody" , "Detained by legal authority" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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