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Juliet has trouble in Holloway, say (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

jail

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'holloway say' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.

'juliet has trouble' is the wordplay.
'juliet' becomes 'J' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'has' says to put letters next to each other.
'trouble' becomes 'ail' (synonyms).
'j'+'ail'='JAIL'

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for jail that I've seen before include "detention" , "having a stretch here?" , "Cooler" , "Clink" , "Correctional institution" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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