Bewildered criminal stopped working? (8)
I believe the answer is:
confused
'bewildered' is the definition.
(bewildered means confused or baffled)
'criminal stopped working?' is the wordplay.
'criminal' becomes 'con' (abbreviation for 'convict').
'stopped working?' becomes 'fused' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'con'+'fused'='CONFUSED'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for confused that I've seen before include "Bewildered, perplexed" , "In a muddle, perplexed" , "Perplexed, befuddled" , "Unable to think clearly, bewildered" , "Disorientated" .)