Criminal pals crept around a pair one shouldn't upset? (10)
I believe the answer is:
applecarts
'a pair one shouldn't upset?' is the definition.
(as in 'don't upset the applecart')
'criminal pals crept around' is the wordplay.
'criminal' becomes 'a' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'around' is an anagram indicator.
'pals'+'crept'='palscrept'
'palscrept' is an anagram of 'pplecarts'.
'a'+'pplecarts'='APPLECARTS'
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I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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