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Fresh scandal, might you say, in old lock-up (7)

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newgate

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'you say in old lock-up' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'fresh scandal' is the wordplay.
'fresh' becomes 'new' (synonyms).
'scandal' becomes 'gate' (as in Watergate and other formations).
'new'+'gate'='NEWGATE'

'might' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for newgate that I've seen before include "Old Nick" , "Prison formerly standing on site of the Old Bailey" , "prison long ago" , "Stir in capital" , "London street" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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