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Keep down on hold (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

repress

This clue is a double definition.

'keep down' is the first definition.
(I know that keep down can be written as repress)

'hold' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

'on' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for repress that I've seen before include "Check" , "Forcibly keep down" , "Put in irons, maybe" , "Curb" , "Silence" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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