Retained - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'retained' is the definition.
('hold' can be a synonym of 'retain')

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for held that I've seen before include "Gripped" , "Retained, kept" , "Retained; grasped" , "Detained" , "Defended successfully" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post, The Sunday Times, The Mirror, The Sun, The Telegraph, The Irish Times, the Evening Standard, The Guardian, the Newsday, The Times, The Star Tribune, the King Feature Syndicate, the Penny Press and The Independent.

'retained' is the definition.
(saving is a kind of retaining)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for saved that I've seen before include "Redeemed or stored" , "Prevented from dying" , "what Jesus did" , "Put money by for a rainy day" , "Rescued; put by" .)

I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune and the Newsday.

(Another definition for held on to that I've seen is " Kept".)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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