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Way convict goes around a prison camp (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stalag

'prison camp' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'way convict goes around a' is the wordplay.
'way' becomes 'st' (**).
'convict' becomes 'lag' (I've seen this before).
'goes around' is an insertion indicator.
'st'+'lag'='stlag'
'stlag' going around 'a' is 'STALAG'.

(Other definitions for stalag that I've seen before include "German POW camp in WWII" , "German prison camp in WW2" , "Type of German prison camp" , "German prisoner-of-war camp of WW2" , "German camp for POWs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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