Kept (6)
'kept' is the definition.
(storing is a kind of keeping)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for stored that I've seen before include "Squirrelled away" , "Saved up in Dorset" , "Laid aside for future use" , "Garnered and saved" , "Put away for future use" .)
'kept' is the definition.
(retaining is a kind of keeping)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for retained that I've seen before include "Kept" , "Continued to hold on to something" .)
'kept' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for owned that I've seen before include "made a confession" , "to oneself?" , "Confessed" , "Acknowledged" , "Had lawful title to" .)
'kept' is the definition.
(conserving is a kind of keeping)
This is all the clue.