Hold a cuddly toy after turning in (6)
I believe the answer is:
detain
'hold' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'a cuddly toy after turning in' is the wordplay.
'cuddly toy' becomes 'ted' (short for teddy bear).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'turning' says the letters should be written backwards.
'a'+'ted'='ated'
'ated' in reverse letter order is 'deta'.
'deta'+'in'='DETAIN'
(Other definitions for detain that I've seen before include "Keep in custody; hold back" , "Keep in official custody" , "Delay or take into custody" , "Hold or keep back, maybe for questioning" , "Hold back - arrest" .)