Possessing (6)
I believe the answer is:
owning
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">possessing</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('own' can be a synonym of 'possess')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for owning that I've seen before include "Being in possession or confessing" , "Possessing" , "In legal possession of" , "Admitting" , "Possesing" .)