Diced persimmon in new tin getting put in can (12)

I believe the answer is:

imprisonment

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'put in can' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'diced persimmon in new tin' is the wordplay.
'diced' is an anagram indicator.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'new' indicates an anagram.
'persimmon' anagrammed gives 'mprisonme'.
'tin' anagrammed gives 'int'.
'mprisonme' inserted within 'int' is 'IMPRISONMENT'.

'getting' is the link.

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(Other definitions for imprisonment that I've seen before include "Act of gaoling" , "It's time" , "Incarceration" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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