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

'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 Newsday and The Star Tribune.

(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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