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Ringing sound in prison (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

clink

This clue is a triple definition!

'ringing' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'sound' is the second definition.
(clinking is a kind of sounding)

'in' acts as a link.

'prison' is the third definition.
(the clink can informally mean prison)

(Other definitions for clink that I've seen before include "Prison - knock glasses together" , "Old London prison" , "Rattle of coins; prison (slang)" , "Sound made when hitting glass" , "1 ac [COOLER]" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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