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Hand bribes out in jail (6,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

behind bars

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

'hand bribes out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'hand'+'bribes'='handbribes'
'handbribes' is an anagram of 'BEHIND BARS'.

(Other definitions for behind bars that I've seen before include "Like pub landlords" , "inside" , "tapsters" , "In prison" , "Doing porridge" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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