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Owned headnote, literally (3)

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had

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'owned' is the definition.
('have' can be a synonym of 'own')

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(Other definitions for had that I've seen before include "Possessed; cheated" , "Taken in" , "Was bound to be - caught" , "Was in possession of" , "Did trick" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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