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Look, hold up! (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

peek

'look' is the definition.
(peek can mean to look at quickly)

'hold up' is the wordplay.
'hold' becomes 'keep' (synonyms).
'up' is a reversal indicator (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'keep' written backwards gives 'PEEK'.

(Other definitions for peek that I've seen before include "Glimpse" , "Quick, sly look" , "Secret look" , "Furtive glance" , "Sly look, peep" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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