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Bank security (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lien

'bank security' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

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

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.
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