Criminal raid -- need top plunder (11)

I believe the answer is:

depredation

'plunder' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'criminal raid need top' is the wordplay.
'criminal' is an anagram indicator.
'raid'+'need'+'top'='raidneedtop'
'raidneedtop' is an anagram of 'DEPREDATION'.

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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