My Prefix is an abbreviation of the whole word
My Infix is a place used to keep criminals
My Suffix, though consists of only 2 letters, is another word for ourselves
What is the word?
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$\begingroup$ Comments and suggestions are welcome as this is my first post. Will add hints if it is too hard. $\endgroup$– Kevin LAug 13, 2018 at 3:48
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$\begingroup$ Usually there is a hint for the whole word as well to reduce ambiguity. $\endgroup$– wolfram42Aug 13, 2018 at 4:01
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$\begingroup$ Noted @wolfram42 $\endgroup$– Kevin LAug 13, 2018 at 4:45
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Perhaps you are
Miscellaneous
My Prefix is an abbreviation of the whole word
Often abbreviated Misc.
My Infix is a place used to keep criminals
Cells are used to keep criminals.
My Suffix, though consists of only 2 letters, is another word for ourselves
Us
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1$\begingroup$ Correct! May I ask whether this is too easy? $\endgroup$– Kevin LAug 13, 2018 at 4:43
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$\begingroup$ It's relatively easy, but not too easy. The suffix clue was obvious and there are only a few things the infix could be. Perhaps you could make the clues a little more cryptic in the future, and add a clue for the whole word as wolfram42 suggested. $\endgroup$– RileyAug 13, 2018 at 4:53
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Probably wrong, but to get the ball rolling
Calculus
Because:
It is abbreviated as Cal, Cul (short for cul de sac) is a dead end. And "us" is 2 letters for "ourselves"
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$\begingroup$ Nice try but not the correct word. +1 for fitting all the requirements. $\endgroup$– Kevin LAug 13, 2018 at 4:43
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$\begingroup$ @KevinL Fitting all the requirements? Where is the place used to keep criminals? $\endgroup$ Dec 24, 2019 at 8:12