The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word OFLAG
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result OFLAG
- Old stone prison
- Camp belonging to prisoner?
- Golf courses surrounding a camp, not for men
- Nothing to salute in officers’ camp?
- Second in command meets ensign in prison camp
- No place for a captured ranker or aged gaolbird
- Camp has nothing standard
- Force stepping in over prisoner in camp
- POW camp housed in regal fortress overthrown
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The straight part
We know that "Camp" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case camp = oflag.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does OFLAG mean?
OFLAG noun- A German prisoner-of-war camp for officers only.