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Banged-up Mini dopes launched across river (10)

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I believe the answer is:

imprisoned

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'banged-up' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'mini dopes launched across river' is the wordplay.
'launched' indicates an anagram.
'across' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'river' becomes 'r' (abbreviation for river).
'mini'+'dopes'='minidopes'
'minidopes' with letters rearranged gives 'impisoned'.
'impisoned' enclosing 'r' is 'IMPRISONED'.

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(Other definitions for imprisoned that I've seen before include "behind bars" , "Locked up" , "in jail" , "Put away" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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