Criminal nearing flat, caught doing something wrong (2,9)

I believe the answer is:

in flagrante

'caught doing something wrong' is the definition.

'criminal nearing flat' is the wordplay.
'criminal' is an anagram indicator.
'nearing'+'flat'='nearingflat'
'nearingflat' is an anagram of 'IN FLAGRANTE'.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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