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Upheld amid innate disruption (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maintained

'upheld' is the definition.
('maintain' can be a synonym of 'uphold')

'amid innate disruption' is the wordplay.
'disruption' indicates anagramming the letters.
'amid'+'innate'='amidinnate'
'amidinnate' with letters rearranged gives 'MAINTAINED'.

(Other definitions for maintained that I've seen before include "Declared; supported" , "Sustained" , "being kept going" , "Insisted" , "Kept up (level)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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