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Misdeed from person selling hot stuff (7)

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I believe the answer is:

offence

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'misdeed' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'from person selling hot stuff' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'from' could be 'off' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'off' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for offence that I've seen before include "Crime; insult" , "Misdeed" , "Criminal action" , "Aggressive action" , "Discourtesy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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