What does the cryptic crossword clue "Criminal opportunity offered by Conservative? Not at first (9)" mean?

The definition is "Criminal". The wordplay uses acrostic. ACCESS (synonym="=opportunity, opening") + ORY (synonym="=Conservative; “not at first” means first letter is dropped") = ACCESSORY The answer is ACCESSORY.

Criminal opportunity offered by Conservative? Not at first (9)

Independent Cryptic #11960 | 28 Across | 2025-02-07 flower

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