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Maintains (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

keeps

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">maintains</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('keep' can be a synonym of 'maintain')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for keeps that I've seen before include "Retains" , "Stores" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate and The New York Times.
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