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Rousing prison group (8)

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I believe the answer is:

stirring

'rousing' is the definition.
(stirring is a kind of rousing)

'prison group' is the wordplay.
'prison' becomes 'stir' (informal term for prison).
'group' becomes 'ring'.
'stir'+'ring'='STIRRING'

(Other definitions for stirring that I've seen before include "Arousing strong feeling" , "causing trouble" , "Heady" , "Agitating or rousing" , "Agitating a liquid" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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