Offender (7)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">offender</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(culprit is a kind of offender)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for culprit that I've seen before include "Offender or guilty party" , "One perpetrating crime" , "baddie" , "Perpetrator of a wrongdoing" , "The person to blame, the guilty one" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">offender</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(felon is a kind of offender)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for felon that I've seen before include "Person guilty of grave crime" , "A dealer in textile" , "Mighty" , "Serious criminal" , "Has conviction" .)