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 Universal, The Washington Post, The Sun, the Penny Press, The Mirror, The Star Tribune, The Independent, The Times, The Guardian, the King Feature Syndicate, the Evening Standard, the Newsday, The Telegraph, The Sunday Times and The Irish Times.

'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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