The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word INTERNEE
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More clues leading to the result INTERNEE
- One imprisoned in lead alloy by English
- Bury requirement not to finish off prisoner
- Painter needing frames someone locked away
- Suspected terrorist, possibly, that is found clutching crumpled tenner
- Inmate, one after another caught with drugs
- Prisoner‘s nice warm coat, perhaps sleeveless
- Houseman, English, twice confined suspected terrorist
- Most of surfing area around East gets one in a captive state?
- One detained recent graduate at work with drugs?
- Network takes first of emissaries for Thailand captive
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The straight part
We know that "someone in ‘The Basement’?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case someone in ‘the basement’? = internee.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 INTERNEE mean?
INTERNEE noun- One who is imprisoned or otherwise confined.