Crossword Genius

Is it half the battle getting hold of the deed? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

title

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'the deed?' is the definition.
('title' can be a synonym of 'deed')

'is it half the battle getting hold' is the wordplay.
'is it' becomes 't' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis).
'half the' indicates taking half.
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'hold' becomes 'i' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'battle' halved is 'tle'.
'tle' after 'i' is 'itle'.
't'+'itle'='TITLE'

'of' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for title that I've seen before include "Name of film, book etc" , "What could be professor's" , "Sir, or madam" , "Right to possession" , "Right of ownership" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.