One imprisoned for life (5)

I believe the answer is:

lifer

(Other definitions for lifer that I've seen before include "One behind bars for ever" , "Person serving long sentence" , "Con" , "Serious criminal" , "One with very long sentence" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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