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Take into custody (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

arrest

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">take into custody</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for arrest that I've seen before include "Take into legal custody" , "Apprehend; detain" , "Stop - take into custody" , "Stop or slow down the progress of" , "Catch" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald, The Times, the Newsday, The Guardian, the Universal, The Mirror and The Irish Times.
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