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Put in grave situation — people in Northern Territory being detained (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

internment

'being detained' is the definition.
(being interned or imprisoned)

'put in grave situation people in northern territory' is the wordplay.
'put in grave situation' becomes 'inter' (bury in a grave).
'people' becomes 'men' (men are people).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'northern territory' becomes 'nt'.
'men' going into 'nt' is 'nment'.
'inter'+'nment'='INTERNMENT'

(Other definitions for internment that I've seen before include "Detention" , "Committal" , "Precautionary measure" , "Confinement of an enemy national" , "Locking up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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