Stalin-era labour camp (5)

I believe the answer is:

gulag

(Other definitions for gulag that I've seen before include "Labour administration" , "Labour camp in the Soviet Union" , "Soviet camps for dissidents" , "Soviet prison camps" , "Soviet camp system" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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