Criminal is nervous, seeing relics (9)
I believe the answer is:
souvenirs
'relics' is the definition.
('souvenir' can be a synonym of 'relic')
'criminal is nervous' is the wordplay.
'criminal' is an anagram indicator.
'is'+'nervous'='isnervous'
'isnervous' with letters rearranged gives 'SOUVENIRS'.
'seeing' acts as a link.
(Another definition for souvenirs that I've seen is " could be brought back from holiday".)
I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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