One million lost in crime: swindle getting convictions (5)
I believe the answer is:
credo
'one million lost in crime swindle getting convictions' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'one million lost in crime swindle' is the wordplay.
'one million' becomes 'im' (resembles 1m, 1 million).
'lost in' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'swindle' becomes 'do'.
'crime' with 'im' taken out is 'cre'.
'cre'+'do'='CREDO'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for credo that I've seen before include "conviction" , "Part of the service" , "Words to live by; belief" , "music in church" , "Set of beliefs about leftist circle" .)