Held onto (4)
I believe the answer is:
kept
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">held onto</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for kept that I've seen before include "Saved" , "Retained, held back" , "Maintained, detained" , "Looked after" , "Retained possession" .)