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President's withholding the last of human remains (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bides

'remains' is the definition.
(biding is a kind of remaining)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for bides that I've seen before include "Waits a while" , "remains" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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