The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TURNKEY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result TURNKEY
- Old jailor of note in Mustafa Kemal’s country
- Old screw‘s failure to secure pole
- Old guard‘s failure to accept closure of prison
- Terrible film about Newgate’s first jailer
- Water flow regulator, new, installed by complete duffer
- Last of corn fed to bird for gaoler
- Ancient lock-keeper
- Knight detained by Middle-Eastern country jailer
- Gaoler‘s name in film that flopped in US
- Knight entering a country to get old jailer
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The straight part
We know that "jailer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case jailer = turnkey.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does TURNKEY mean?
TURNKEY noun- A warder or jailer/gaoler; keeper of the keys in a prison.
- To supply a turnkey product; to supply something fully assembled and ready to use
- Ready to use without further assembly or test; supplied in a state that is ready to turn on and operate (typically refers to an assembly that is outsourced for manufacture)