Lucky escape as criminal chases love (5,5)
I believe the answer is:
close shave
'lucky escape' is the definition.
'close shave' can be an answer for 'escape' (I have seen 'Narrow escape' mean 'close shave' so perhaps 'escape' could also mean 'close shave'). I am unsure of the 'lucky' bit.
'criminal chases love' is the wordplay.
'criminal' indicates anagramming the letters.
'chases'+'love'='chaseslove'
'chaseslove' is an anagram of 'CLOSE SHAVE'.
'as' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for close shave that I've seen before include "Danger narrowly averted" , "nasty moment" , "resulting in barefaced cheek?" , "result being not so hairy" , "Sharp razor helps with this" .)