Retained - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'retained' is the definition.
('hold' can be a synonym of 'retain')

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for held that I've seen before include "Gripped" , "Retained, kept" , "Retained; grasped" , "Detained" , "Defended successfully" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, The Telegraph, the Evening Standard, The Irish Times, the Newsday, The Star Tribune, The Times, The Washington Post, The Mirror, the Penny Press, The Sun, The Guardian, The Sunday Times and the King Feature Syndicate.

'retained' is the definition.
(saving is a kind of retaining)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for saved that I've seen before include "Redeemed or stored" , "Prevented from dying" , "what Jesus did" , "Put money by for a rainy day" , "Rescued; put by" .)

I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune and the Newsday.

(Another definition for held on to that I've seen is " Kept".)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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