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Sequence of words for length of time (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sentence

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'sequence of words' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)

'length of time' is the second definition.
(time in prison)

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for sentence that I've seen before include "Line of words" , "Part of a message" , "String of words satisfying grammatical rules" , "Judgment on convict" , "That which ends with a full stop" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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