Print memos in different format during incarceration (12)
I believe the answer is:
imprisonment
'incarceration' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'print memos in different format' is the wordplay.
'different format' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'print'+'memos'+'in'='printmemosin'
'printmemosin' anagrammed gives 'IMPRISONMENT'.
'during' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. It may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for imprisonment that I've seen before include "Act of gaoling" , "Incarceration" , "It's time" .)