Maintain part of the castle (4)
I believe the answer is:
keep
I believe this clue is a triple definition!
'maintain' is the first definition.
(I know that maintain is a more specific form of keep)
'part' is the second definition.
(I have seen 'part of castle' mean 'keep' so perhaps 'part' could also mean 'keep')
'of' is a link.
'the castle' is the third definition.
(keep is a type of castle)
(Other definitions for keep that I've seen before include "Continue" , "strong position" , "Save" , "Eg, beef" , "honour" .)