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Feel for criminal perhaps? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

suspect

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(Other definitions for suspect that I've seen before include "Have misgivings about" , "Dodgy" , "Distrust, have doubts about" , "person in the dock" , "Doubt truth of" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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