Defensive enclosure of upright posts (8)

I believe the answer is:

stockade

(Other definitions for stockade that I've seen before include "military prison" , "Staked barrier" , "Strange dock seat in this type of imprisonmment" , "Fenced enclosure" , "Defensive barrier of upright posts" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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