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Hold the murderer, not tied up, inside (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

contain

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'hold' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'the murderer not tied up inside' is the wordplay.
'the murderer' becomes 'cain' (Cain who killed Abel).
'not tied up' becomes 'ont' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'inside' is an insertion indicator.
'cain' going around 'ont' is 'CONTAIN'.

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(Other definitions for contain that I've seen before include "Accommodate" , "I cannot (anag) - hold back" , "Carry" , "Keep within limits or have within" , "keep within bounds" .)

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