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British equipment in prison (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brig

'prison' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'british equipment' is the wordplay.
'british' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. in BBC).
'equipment' becomes 'rig' (rig is a kind of equipment).
'b'+'rig'='BRIG'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for brig that I've seen before include "Ship; a ship's jail" , "Sailing vessel or lock-up on board" , "Two-masted square-rigger" , "Sailing-vessel" , "Two-masted square-rigged vessel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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