Secure inside ranch, ordinarily (6)

I believe the answer is:

anchor

'secure' is the definition.
(anchoring is a kind of securing)

'inside ranch ordinarily' is the wordplay.
'inside' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'ANCHOR' is hidden within 'ranch ordinarily'.

(Other definitions for anchor that I've seen before include "It holds the ship in place" , "Charon (anag.); Styx ferryman" , "It prevents a vessel from moving" , "Fix firmly in position" , "Horse-breeding farm" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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