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At heart, forgiveness is never withheld (5)

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I believe the answer is:

given

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'never withheld' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with ownership as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'at heart forgiveness is' is the wordplay.
'at heart' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (letters hidden in the heart of the clue).
'GIVEN' is hidden within 'forgiveness is'.

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(Other definitions for given that I've seen before include "Specified - granted" , "Taken as read" , "Specified, stated" , "Accepted as true" , "supplied" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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