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Fogey Briefly Holding These People Under Detention To Begin With Crossword Clue

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noun

• someone who moves slowly

adjective satellite

• (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned

38%12 Miserable old fogey
noun

• a coot found in Eurasia

29%13 A space for holding individuals in detention
noun

• a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily

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The Guardian Cryptic19 Dec 2017 Across 14
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