The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word OBTAIN
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More clues leading to the result OBTAIN
- Hold on a bit, excited
- Get in boat at sea
- Get home after boat is damaged
- Earn duck, bat badly batting!
- Get old baronet on the road to Edinburgh
- Get on a bit better
- Procure job with no top on — initially, that’s all it needs
- Get former pupil to exercise right away
- Get combat rations handed out alternately
- Get in and bat, getting out at end of over
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The straight part
We know that "Hold" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case hold = obtain.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does OBTAIN mean?
OBTAIN verb- To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.
- To secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached.
- To prevail, be victorious; to succeed.
- To hold; to keep, possess or occupy.
- To exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force.