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Saw only to become a prisoner (6)

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beheld

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'saw' is the definition.
(beholding is a kind of seeing)

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(Other definitions for beheld that I've seen before include "watched" , "Seen" , "Laid eyes on" , "Saw or observed in olden times" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Irish News.
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