Fragments of paper prisoner found extremely tricky to interpret initially (8)
I believe the answer is:
confetti
'fragments of paper' is the definition.
'confetti' can be an answer for 'paper' (confetti is a kind of paper). I am unsure of the 'fragments of' bit.
'prisoner found extremely tricky to interpret initially' is the wordplay.
'prisoner' becomes 'con' (abbreviation for 'convict').
'initially' indicates taking the first letters.
The initial letters of 'found extremely tricky to interpret' is 'fetti'.
'con'+'fetti'='CONFETTI'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for confetti that I've seen before include "Celebratory paper at wedding" , "Bits of paper scattered at festive occasions" , "Scraps of coloured paper thrown in celebration" , "Throw it at the wedding, it's in bits" , "Paper pieces thrown at wedding" .)