Lad twice in prison for arson (3)

I believe the answer is:

son

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'lad' is the definition.
(lad can informally mean a young boy)

'twice in prison for arson' is the wordplay.
'SON' is hidden in amongst the letters.
However, I'm unsure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for son that I've seen before include "Male scion" , "Young boy" , "Male child" , "Express paper" , "A relative" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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