Keep it near, somehow (6)
I believe the answer is:
retain
'keep' is the definition.
(I know that keep can be written as retain)
'it near somehow' is the wordplay.
'somehow' indicates anagramming the letters.
'it'+'near'='itnear'
'itnear' is an anagram of 'RETAIN'.
(Other definitions for retain that I've seen before include "Continue to hold on to" , "Not relinquish" , "Hold on to or employ counsel" , "Keep, hold on to something" , "Keep in place" .)