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Prosecuted for ruining garden air (9)

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I believe the answer is:

arraigned

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'prosecuted' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with social activities as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'ruining garden air' is the wordplay.
'ruining' indicates anagramming the letters.
'garden'+'air'='gardenair'
'gardenair' with letters rearranged gives 'ARRAIGNED'.

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for arraigned that I've seen before include "Called before a court to answer an indictment" , "accused" , "Indicted" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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