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Father locks up outlaw (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pariah

'outlaw' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'father locks up' is the wordplay.
'father' becomes 'pa' (pa can mean dad or father).
'locks' becomes 'hair' (I've seen this before).
'up' is a reversal indicator (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'hair' in reverse letter order is 'riah'.
'pa'+'riah'='PARIAH'

(Other definitions for pariah that I've seen before include "One is rejected by society" , "Outcast (state)" , "Social outcast" , "An untouchable" , "person shunned" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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