Criminal goes around a US city in deep depression (6)
I believe the answer is:
canyon
'deep depression' is the definition.
'canyon' can be an answer for 'depression' (canyon is a kind of depression). I am not certain of the 'deep' bit.
'criminal goes around a us city' is the wordplay.
'criminal' becomes 'con' (abbreviation for 'convict').
'goes around' indicates putting letters inside.
'us city' becomes 'NY' (short for New York).
'a'+'ny'='any'
'con' placed around 'any' is 'CANYON'.
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for canyon that I've seen before include "Big rift" , "The Grand . . . . . . of Colorado is a natural phenomenon in USA" , "Ravine formed by a river" , "A deep gorge with a river, may be Grand" , "Deep fissure" .)