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Where POWs hear about celebrity convict (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stalag

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'where pows hear' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'celebrity convict' is the wordplay.
'celebrity' becomes 'sta' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'convict' becomes 'lag' (slang term for a prisoner).
'sta'+'lag'='STALAG'

'about' is the link.

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(Other definitions for stalag that I've seen before include "WWII German prisoner of war camp" , "German concentration camp" , "German POW camp in WWII" , "German prisoner-of-war camp of WW2" , "German prison_camp" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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