The crime of a receiver (7)
I believe the answer is:
offence
'the crime' is the definition.
(offence is a kind of crime)
'of a receiver' is the wordplay.
'a receiver' becomes 'fence' (I've seen this before).
'of'+'fence'='OFFENCE'
(Other definitions for offence that I've seen before include "Breach of conduct" , "Discourtesy" , "Misdeed" , "Crime; insult" , "Breach of criminal law" .)