Gather criminal, for example, is in scrape (10)
I believe the answer is:
congregate
'gather' is the definition.
('congregate' can be a synonym of 'gather')
'criminal for example is in scrape' is the wordplay.
'criminal' becomes 'con' (abbreviation for 'convict').
'for example' becomes 'eg' ('e.g.' can be a synonym of 'for example').
'is in' is an insertion indicator.
'scrape' becomes 'grate' ('grate' can be a synonym of 'scrape').
'eg' placed within 'grate' is 'gregate'.
'con'+'gregate'='CONGREGATE'
(Other definitions for congregate that I've seen before include "Gather together" , "Flock together" , "Gather - assemble" , "Make flock" , "Gather in a crowd" .)