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Ruined aria in concert, as a form of punishment (13)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

incarceration

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'punishment' is the definition.
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'ruined aria in concert' is the wordplay.
'ruined' indicates anagramming the letters.
'aria'+'in'+'concert'='ariainconcert'
'ariainconcert' with letters rearranged gives 'INCARCERATION'.

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(Other definitions for incarceration that I've seen before include "Judicial confinement" , "Captivity" , "Imprisonment" , "Jail" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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