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Prisoner in China (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inmate

'prisoner' is the definition.
(inmate can mean someone in prison)

'in china' is the wordplay.
'china' becomes 'mate' (china plate is Cockney rhyming slang for mate).
'in'+'mate'='INMATE'

(Other definitions for inmate that I've seen before include "Con" , "eg Prisoner" , "One institutionally confined" , "Occupant" , "One in prison/hospital" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Telegraph.
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