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The sound of glasses raised in prison (5)

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I believe the answer is:

clink

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'prison' is the definition.
(the clink can informally mean prison)

'the sound of glasses raised in' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'in' is within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for clink that I've seen before include "Sound made when hitting glass" , "jug" , "Ringing sound - prison" , "Rattle of coins; prison (slang)" , "Old London prison" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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