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Kept near tide that's turning (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

retained

'kept' is the definition.
('retain' can be a synonym of 'keep')

'near tide that's turning' is the wordplay.
'that's turning' indicates anagramming the letters.
'near'+'tide'='neartide'
'neartide' with letters rearranged gives 'RETAINED'.

(Other definitions for retained that I've seen before include "Continued to hold on to something" , "Kept" .)

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