Held (10)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">held</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('maintain' can be a synonym of 'hold')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for maintained that I've seen before include "Kept up (level)" , "being kept going" , "Declared; supported" , "Sustained" , "Insisted" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">held</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('contain' can be a synonym of 'hold')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for contained that I've seen before include "Enclosed" , "Checked" , "Held in" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">held</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(bating is a kind of holding)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for bated that I've seen before include "Moderated, the breath in anticipation, say" , "With - breath means in great suspense" , "Reduced (referring to breath)" .)