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Possibly a yen to be held in honour (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maybe

'possibly' is the definition.
('maybe' can be a synonym of 'possibly')

'a yen to be held in honour' is the wordplay.
'yen' becomes 'y'.
'to be held in' indicates putting letters inside.
'honour' becomes 'mbe' (**).
'a'+'y'='ay'
'ay' inserted within 'mbe' is 'MAYBE'.

(Other definitions for maybe that I've seen before include "Perhaps, possibly" , "Perhaps, might happen" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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