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Raw vice exploding around me? (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crime wave

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'raw vice exploding around me?' is the definition.
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'raw vice exploding around me?' is the wordplay.
'exploding' indicates an anagram.
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'raw'+'vice'='rawvice'
'rawvice' with letters rearranged gives 'criwave'.
'criwave' going around 'me' is 'CRIME WAVE'.

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(Other definitions for crime wave that I've seen before include "Sudden rise in the rate of law-breaking" , "Upsurge in wrongdoing" , "Surge in offences" , "Sharp rise in thefts etc." , "Surge in lawbreaking" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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