Deficit in accounts solicitor raised (4)
I believe the answer is:
loss
'deficit' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'in accounts solicitor raised' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'raised' says the letters should be written backwards.
'ssol' is hidden within 'accounts solicitor'.
'ssol' back-to-front is 'LOSS'.
(Other definitions for loss that I've seen before include "Destruction" , "Failure to profit or succeed" , "One may be missed" , "disappearance" , "Forgetting" .)