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Upfront in struggling with pros and cons here (4,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

open prison

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'cons here' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'upfront in struggling with pros' is the wordplay.
'upfront' becomes 'open' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'struggling with' is an anagram indicator (the letters struggle or wriggle into a new form).
'in' anagrammed with 'pros' can make 'prison'.
'open'+'prison'='OPEN PRISON'

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for open prison that I've seen before include "jail" , "Gaol for mild offenders" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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