The Clue
Prisoner (6 letter answer)
The Answer
INMATE
Tags
Notes
The answer INMATE is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 650 puzzles.
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Beadsman, for one
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Sentence completer
One with a flight plan, maybe
One surrounded by cell walls
Definition
INMATE as a noun:
1. one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
2. (inpatient, inmate) = a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated
3. (convict, con, inmate, jail bird, jailbird, gaolbird, yard bird, yardbird) = a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison