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Girl from the east put away in prison (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

newgate

'prison' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'girl from the east put away' is the wordplay.
'girl' becomes 'gwen' (**).
'from the east' says the letters should be written backwards.
'put away' becomes 'ate' (I've seen this in other clues).
'gwen' back-to-front is 'newg'.
'newg'+'ate'='NEWGATE'

'in' acts as a link.

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

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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