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Meeting, something exciting for prisoners? (6)

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powwow

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(Other definitions for powwow that I've seen before include "(Native American) conference or meeting" , "North American native ceremony" , "Informal conference" , "A meeting for discussion, very English" , "Meeting of Native Americans for discussion" .)

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