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Those often caged in prison house (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

canaries

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'those often caged' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'prison house' is the wordplay.
'prison' becomes 'can' (the can is American slang for prison).
'house' becomes 'aries' (Aries is an example).
'can'+'aries'='CANARIES'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for canaries that I've seen before include "holiday resort" , "Islands and yellowish birds" , "Mediterranean islands and yellow birds" , "Yellow songbirds or Spanish islands off Africa" , "The birds can arise" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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