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Prisoner writing in circumstances (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

context

'circumstances' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'prisoner writing' is the wordplay.
'prisoner' becomes 'con' (abbreviation for 'convict').
'writing' becomes 'text' (text is a kind of writing**).
'con'+'text'='CONTEXT'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for context that I've seen before include "Frame of reference" , "what they relate to" , "Surrounding circumstances" , "relevant conditions" , "Words surrounding a word or phrase that may fix its true meaning" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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