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Gather criminal, for example, is in scrape (10)

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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" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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