Crook got lad price for Higgs boson (3,8)

I believe the answer is:

god particle

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'higgs boson' is the definition.
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'crook got lad price' is the wordplay.
'crook' indicates an anagram (a crooked version of the letters).
'got'+'lad'+'price'='gotladprice'
'gotladprice' is an anagram of 'GOD PARTICLE'.

'for' is the link.

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