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Grasp husband has got elderly (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hold

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'grasp' is the definition.
(I know that grasp can be written as hold)

'husband has got elderly' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'husband' could be 'h' and 'h' is located in the answer.
'elderly' could be 'old' (similar in meaning) and 'old' is found in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for hold that I've seen before include "Nelson?" , "Ship's storage area" , "Grasp; clutch" , "Maintain" , "defend successfully" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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