Object after criminal deed (8)
I believe the answer is:
artefact
'object after criminal deed' is the definition.
'artefact' can be an answer for 'object' (I've seen this before). I'm not certain of the 'after criminal deed' bit.
'after criminal deed' is the wordplay.
'criminal' indicates anagramming the letters.
'deed' becomes 'act' (an action).
'after' is an anagram of 'artef'.
'artef'+'act'='ARTEFACT'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for artefact that I've seen before include "Man-made item" , "Handcrafted object" , "Item made by human" , "Something created" , "Human-made object" .)