"I had it first!" (3,2)

I believe the answer is:

let go

(Other definitions for let go that I've seen before include "Drop" , "Release - relax one's grasp" , "sack" , "Give up" , "Relinquish one's grip" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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