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Claim on a property (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lien

'claim on a property' 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 "Legal claim on the property of another" , "The right to take property if an obligation is not met" , "Right to retain property until a debt is paid" , "Legal right over the Nile" , "Right to keep property" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal and The Wall Street Journal.
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