Was as good as the others at retaining personal possessions? (4,4,3)
I believe the answer is:
held ones own
'was as good as the others' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.
'at retaining personal possessions?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'at' could be 'on' (location) and 'on' is found in the answer.
'personal' could be 'own' (eg one's own possessions are personal possessions) and 'own' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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