Descriptive of a manager - who's been arrested? (2,6)

I believe the answer is:

in charge

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'arrested?' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

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(Other definitions for in charge that I've seen before include "Commanding" , "Leading" , "as a responsible person" , "Managing" , "Having overall control" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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