One who takes lives in central development (9)
I believe the answer is:
larcenist
'one who takes' is the definition.
(someone who takes or steals things)
'lives in central development' is the wordplay.
'lives' becomes 'is' ('be' can be a synonym of 'live').
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'development' is an anagram indicator.
'central' with letters rearranged gives 'larcent'.
'is' put inside 'larcent' is 'LARCENIST'.
(Other definitions for larcenist that I've seen before include "Person who takes" , "One takes" , "Thief" , "Dishonest person" , "One criminal" .)