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Old stone for German POW camp (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oflag

'german pow camp' is the definition.

'old stone' is the wordplay.
'old' becomes 'o' (common abbreviation eg in OE for Old English).
'stone' becomes 'flag' (flag is a kind of stone).
'o'+'flag'='OFLAG'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for oflag that I've seen before include "now-disused camp" , "Place for detention" , "Colditz, for example" , "German prisoner of war camp for officers" , "prison camp" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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