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Villa lick City with no wingers? Criminal (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

illicit

'criminal' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for illicit that I've seen before include "criminal" , "Not legal" , "Without approval" , "Contrary to or forbidden by law" , "Illegal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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