Crossword Genius

Pick up huge contract (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tighten

'contract' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'pick up huge' is the wordplay.
'pick up' shows a homophone (sound like) (I've seen 'picked up' mean this).
'huge' becomes 'titan' (I've seen this before).
'titan' is a homophone of 'TIGHTEN'.

(Other definitions for tighten that I've seen before include "Do this to your belt to economise (7)" , "To improve focus" , "Become more tense" , "increase tension" , "contract" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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