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Prosecute a criminal in a place far away (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

outer space

'a place far away' is the definition.
(space is far away from Earth)

'prosecute a criminal' is the wordplay.
'criminal' indicates anagramming the letters.
'prosecute'+'a'='prosecutea'
'prosecutea' with letters rearranged gives 'OUTER SPACE'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for outer space that I've seen before include "remote region" , "'place lacking atmosphere'" , "Region beyond the earth's atmosphere" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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