Pillaging (7)
I believe the answer is:
looting
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">pillaging</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that pillaging can be written as looting)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for looting that I've seen before include "Stealing during a disturbance" , "pillage" , "Wartime stealing" , "Sacking" , "Stealing in times of unrest" .)