Shown to have a deficit and charged (8)

I believe the answer is:

indicted

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'charged' is the definition.
(to indict is to charge with a crime)

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for indicted that I've seen before include "Accused formally of a crime" , "Formally charged with a crime" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Guardian.

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