Shouts as male discharged from offences (5)
I believe the answer is:
cries
'shouts' is the definition.
('cry' can be a synonym of 'shout')
'male discharged from offences' is the wordplay.
'male' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'discharged from' suggests deleting specific letters.
'offences' becomes 'crimes' (I've seen this before).
'crimes' with 'm' taken away is 'CRIES'.
'as' is the link.
(Other definitions for cries that I've seen before include "Decay in teeth" , "Shouts; sheds tears" , "Weeps" .)