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Advance of prisoners go amok (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

progression

'advance' is the definition.
('progression' can be a synonym of 'advance')

'prisoners go amok' is the wordplay.
'amok' indicates anagramming the letters.
'prisoners'+'go'='prisonersgo'
'prisonersgo' is an anagram of 'PROGRESSION'.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for progression that I've seen before include "Forward motion" , "(Mathematical) sequence" , "Gradual development" , "Gradual advancement" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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