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Hold on both sides of Greek ship (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grip

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'hold on both sides' is the definition.
'grip' can be an answer for 'hold' ('grip' can be a synonym of 'hold'). I'm not certain of the 'on both sides' bit.

'greek ship' is the wordplay.
'greek' becomes 'gr'.
'ship' becomes 'ip' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'gr'+'ip'='GRIP'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for grip that I've seen before include "Grasp tightly" , "Grasp securely" , "Stagehand" , "member of camera crew" , "Catch" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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