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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 4 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 53% | 8 | Retained | |
3 | 22% | 11 | Detained by authorities | |
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We think the answer is "HELD" which means:
- adjective
- • Occupied or in the control of; often used in combination verb
- • To grasp or grip.
- • To contain or store.
- • (heading) to maintain or keep to a position or state.
- • (heading) to maintain or keep to particular opinions, promises, actions.
- • To win one's own service game.
- • To take place, to occur.
- • To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).
- • To derive right or title.
- • In a food or drink order at an informal restaurant etc., requesting that a component normally included in that order be omitted.
- • To be in possession of illicit drugs for sale.
An example sentence would be:
- • "She held her daughter's hand tightly as they crossed the street."
- • "The teacher held a meeting with the parents to discuss the students' progress."
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