Holding an avaricious attitude (8)

I believe the answer is:

grasping

This clue is a double definition.

'holding' is the first definition.
(grasping is a kind of holding)

'an avaricious attitude' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

(Other definitions for grasping that I've seen before include "Miserly; seizing" , "Greedy, avaricious" , "Acquisitive - understanding" , "Holding" , "Gangs rip, being greedy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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