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Former Tory once given porridge? (2-3)

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I believe the answer is:

ex-con

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'given porridge?' is the definition.
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'former tory' is the wordplay.
'former' becomes 'ex' (prefix meaning former or onetime).
'tory' becomes 'con' (abbreviation for conservative).
'ex'+'con'='EX-CON'

'once' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ex-con that I've seen before include "Former jailbird" , "Old lag" , "She used to serve porridge" , "Former prisoner, in short" , "One now free" .)

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