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The devil's former prison? (3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

old nick

'the devil's' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'former prison?' is the wordplay.
'former' becomes 'old' (both can mean previous).
'prison?' becomes 'nick' (slang).
'old'+'nick'='OLD NICK'

(Other definitions for old nick that I've seen before include "Newgate for instance" , "Scratch" , "The devil, Lucifer" , "Satan" , "Fleet, for example" .)

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