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Prisoner one meant to corrupt (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inmate

'prisoner' is the definition.
(inmate is a kind of prisoner)

'one meant to corrupt' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral**).
'to corrupt' indicates anagramming the letters.
'meant' with letters rearranged gives 'nmate'.
'i'+'nmate'='INMATE'

(Other definitions for inmate that I've seen before include "Inhabitant of prison or other institution" , "Convict" , "One is confined to an institution" , "eg Prisoner" , "Inhabitant of prison or hospital" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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