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Keep in date, possibly (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

detain

'keep' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'in date possibly' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates an anagram.
'in'+'date'='indate'
'indate' is an anagram of 'DETAIN'.

(Other definitions for detain that I've seen before include "Hold in detention" , "Delay, arrest" , "Imprison" , "Hold back - arrest" , "Stop" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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