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No, sir. The pinhead is back in jail! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

prison

'jail' is the definition.
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'no sir the pinhead is back' is the wordplay.
'the pinhead' becomes 'p' (head letter of 'pin').
'is back' is a reversal indicator.
'no'+'sir'+'p'='nosirp'
'nosirp' reversed gives 'PRISON'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for prison that I've seen before include "Place of detention for criminals" , "Nick" , "No rips (anag)" , "punishment" , "Eg, Wormwood Scrubs" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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