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Hold Up Keep In Custody Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is DETAIN which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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verb

• deprive of freedom; take into confinement

• stop or halt

• cause to be slowed down or delayed

28%9Keep going south, always in custody of Nancy's dad
verb

• be persistent, refuse to stop

28%8 Legal process used to keep someone in custody
noun

• The right to keep a person, or a person's goods or property, against his will. A type of custody.

• One who detains.

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