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POW camp of a prisoner (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oflag

'pow camp' is the definition.
(type of German prisoner of war camp)

'of a prisoner' is the wordplay.
'a prisoner' becomes 'lag' (slang term).
'of'+'lag'='OFLAG'

(Other definitions for oflag that I've seen before include "camp, not for men" , "prison camp" , "Colditz, for example" , "German PoW camp for officers" , "Place of internment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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