Individual crime not initiated with sound of bell around (8)
I believe the answer is:
personal
'not initiated with sound of bell around' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'individual crime' is the wordplay.
'individual' becomes 'person' (an individual person).
'crime' becomes 'al' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'person'+'al'='PERSONAL'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for personal that I've seen before include "Private - bodily" , "Offensively intrusive" , "Concerning the self" , "Concerning private life" , "Affecting an individual" .)