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Lender's security (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lien

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">lender's security</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for lien that I've seen before include "Right to another's property, if an obligation is not discharged" , "Right to keep property" , "Right to a lawyer" , "Legal right to detain property" , "The right to take property if an obligation is not discharged" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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