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Style of frying in a jug? (4)

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stir

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'a jug?' is the definition.
(both are slang for prison)

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(Other definitions for stir that I've seen before include "Prison (sl.); agitate" , "Agitate; wake from sleep" , "Arouse; mix" , "Big house" , "Commotion to mix" .)

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