Like the original Mafia’s crime, receiving lashes (8)
I believe the answer is:
sicilian
'like the original mafia's' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'crime receiving lashes' is the wordplay.
'crime' becomes 'sin'.
'receiving' is an insertion indicator.
'lashes' becomes 'cilia' (I've seen this in another clue).
'sin' enclosing 'cilia' is 'SICILIAN'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sicilian that I've seen before include "Person from the Italian island" , "One from the Italian island" , "Perhaps Don Corleone" , "Mafioso may be" , "defence across the board" .)