When burglars did the wrong thing (5)
I believe the answer is:
night
'when burglars did' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'wrong thing' is the wordplay.
'wrong' is an anagram indicator.
'thing' with letters rearranged gives 'NIGHT'.
'the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for night that I've seen before include "For most, the time for sleep" , "'She walks in beauty, like the . . . . .' (Byron)" , "Ignorance" , "What proverbially follows day" , "- School, - owl" .)