Convict (8)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">convict</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for prisoner that I've seen before include "Condemned" , "One inside" , "One in gaol" , "One kept confined" , "Person held captive as by law" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">convict</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(prisoner serving a life sentence)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for lifer that I've seen before include "Con" , "person given sizeable bird" , "Long-term prisoner" , "One with very long sentence" , "Serious criminal" .)