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A keeper's right (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lien

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This clue might be a double definition.

'a keeper's' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.

'right' is the second definition.
(legal right)

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(Other definitions for lien that I've seen before include "Legal claim on Nile" , "Legal right over the Nile" , "Legal claim on the property of another" , "The right to take property if an obligation is not met" , "The right to take property if an obligation is not discharged" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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