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Rip-off boy in gaol (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

prison

'gaol' is the definition.
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'rip-off boy' is the wordplay.
'off' indicates anagramming the letters.
'boy' becomes 'son' ('son' can be a synonym of 'boy'**).
'rip' anagrammed gives 'pri'.
'pri'+'son'='PRISON'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for prison that I've seen before include "Nick" , "cage" , "Correctional institution" , "Clink - jug" , "Place of incarceration" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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