Ought to hold us somehow (6)

I believe the answer is:

should

'ought to' is the definition.
('you ought to' means 'you should')

'hold us somehow' is the wordplay.
'somehow' indicates anagramming the letters.
'hold'+'us'='holdus'
'holdus' with letters rearranged gives 'SHOULD'.

(Other definitions for should that I've seen before include "Has a duty to (do)" , "Past tense of 'shall'" , "Ought" , "Has an obligation to (do)" , "Had better" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent and The Globe and Mail.

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