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Prolong a term at His Majesty's pleasure (7)

Ross

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stretch

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(Other definitions for stretch that I've seen before include "Time inside" , "Bit of exercise" , "Prison sentence (colloquial)" , "extended" , "Period inside" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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