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Check (6)

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'check' is the definition.
(I know that detain is a more specific form of check)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for detain that I've seen before include "Confine" , "Ate din (anag.)" , "Hold back - arrest" , "Keep (someone) held in custody" , "Hold or keep back, maybe for questioning" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Telegraph and The Independent.
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