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Hold area with a quarter (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

seize

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'hold' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'area with a quarter' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'quarter' could be 'se' and 'se' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for seize that I've seen before include "Capture" , "Nobble" , "Take by force" , "Grasp suddenly" , "a sweet number in Grenoble, say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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