Pushing criminal, begin low (8)
I believe the answer is:
elbowing
'pushing' is the definition.
(elbowing is a kind of pushing)
'criminal begin low' is the wordplay.
'criminal' is an anagram indicator.
'begin'+'low'='beginlow'
'beginlow' with letters rearranged gives 'ELBOWING'.
I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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