What may keep you from prison in Bali, bizarrely (5)

I believe the answer is:

alibi

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'what may keep you from prison' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'in bali bizarrely' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'ALIBI' is hidden in the letters of 'bali bizarrely'.

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(Other definitions for alibi that I've seen before include "Legal defence, plea" , "that gets him off the hook?" , "Excuse for failure" , "Legal proof of innocence" , "Defence against accusation - was somewhere else" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.

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