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Climbed as she had, holding the bar (7)

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I believe the answer is:

shinned

'climbed' is the definition.
(shinning is a kind of climbing)

'she had holding the bar' is the wordplay.
'she had' becomes 'she'd'.
'holding' indicates putting letters inside.
'the bar' becomes 'inn' (both can mean a drinking establishment).
'shed' enclosing 'inn' is 'SHINNED'.

'as' is the link.

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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