Criminal nowhere — Butler did it! (7)
I believe the answer is:
erewhon
'butler did it' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'criminal nowhere' is the wordplay.
'criminal' is an anagram indicator.
'nowhere' anagrammed gives 'EREWHON'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for erewhon that I've seen before include "Satirical novel" , "Famous novel by Samuel Butler - nowhere to be found" , "LITERATURE" , "Samuel Butler's utopian satire" , "Book by Samuel Butler" .)