Criminal vice: need forensic support? (8)
I believe the answer is:
evidence
'forensic support?' is the definition.
'evidence' can be an answer for 'support?' (support is a kind of evidence). I am not certain of the 'forensic' bit.
'criminal vice need' is the wordplay.
'criminal' is an anagram indicator.
'vice'+'need'='viceneed'
'viceneed' anagrammed gives 'EVIDENCE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for evidence that I've seen before include "Info given in court" , "Pressing necessity" , "Information given in a court case" , "What scientists need" , "Matters of fact put to a court" .)