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Retained (4)

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

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