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Prison misses spirit (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maidstone

'prison' is the definition.
(UK prison)

'misses spirit' is the wordplay.
'misses' becomes 'maids' (maid is a kind of miss).
'spirit' becomes 'tone' (synonyms).
'maids'+'tone'='MAIDSTONE'

(Other definitions for maidstone that I've seen before include "Dominates in market town of Kent, England" , "City in Kent" , "Kentish Town" , "County town of Kent" , "Dominates (anag) - English town" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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