The rogue by mid-March is working in jail (8)
I believe the answer is:
imprison
'jail' is the definition.
(I know that jail can be written as imprison)
'the rogue by mid-march is working' is the wordplay.
'the rogue' becomes 'imp'.
'by mid march' becomes 'ris' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'is working' becomes 'on' (on can mean working or activated).
'imp'+'ris'+'on'='IMPRISON'
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for imprison that I've seen before include "Incarcerate" , "Confine" , "Send down" , "Bang up" , "Detain" .)