Former Soviet prison or labour camp (5)

I believe the answer is:

gulag

(Other definitions for gulag that I've seen before include "penal system" , "place of detention" , "Soviet camps for dissidents" , "Soviet camp system" , "Soviet political prison system" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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