Link prisoner with new wing getting defaced? (10)
I believe the answer is:
connection
'link' is the definition.
('connection' can be a synonym of 'link')
'prisoner with new wing getting defaced?' is the wordplay.
'prisoner with' becomes 'con' (I've seen this in other clues).
'new' becomes 'n'.
'wing' becomes 'section'.
'getting defaced?' means to remove the first letter (the first letter might be called the word's face).
'section' with its initial letter taken away is 'ection'.
'con'+'n'+'ection'='CONNECTION'
(Other definitions for connection that I've seen before include "Bond" , "Link" .)