Teased criminal with dope (6)
I believe the answer is:
sedate
'dope' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'teased criminal' is the wordplay.
'criminal' is an anagram indicator.
'teased' with letters rearranged gives 'SEDATE'.
'with' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for sedate that I've seen before include "Give calming drug to" , "Staid - tranquillise" , "Calm, sober" , "Collected" , "Dignified and subdued" .)