The first raid carried out for criminal gang (5)
I believe the answer is:
triad
'for criminal gang' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'the first raid carried' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is located in the answer.
'first' could be 'i' (I in Roman numerals eg Elizabeth I) and 'i' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'rad' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'out' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for triad that I've seen before include "Set of three; chord" , "Criminals" , "Could be major" , "Chinese criminal society" , "Up to date" .)