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Hold up (3)

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<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">hold up</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for detain that I've seen before include "Hold in custody or delay" , "Hold or keep back, maybe for questioning" , "Hold back, perhaps for questioning" , "Take into confinement" , "Sing to (someone)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The New York Times, the Evening Standard and the LA Times.
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