Device to make escape impossible (4,3,5)
I believe the answer is:
ball and chain
(Other definitions for ball and chain that I've seen before include "(Formerly) restraint hampering prisoner's movement" , "Prisoner's restrictor" .)
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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