It may be taken by the injured (7)

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offence

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(Other definitions for offence that I've seen before include "Aggressive action" , "Misdeed" , "An act punishable by law" , "Peccadillo" , "taken by one insulted" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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