The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DETAIN
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result DETAIN
- Arrest Greek character involved in racket
- Keep fish in private room
- Keep exotic fish in private room
- Hold back Greek character during row
- Outcry over nationalist group’s arrest
- Abandon rail transport, losing heart with delay
- Get out onto platform, but missing right stop
- Delay by putting the date in wrongly
- Arrest Greek character involved in row
- Make late noise, drowning English cheers
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What does DETAIN mean?
DETAIN verb- To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
- To put under custody.
- To keep back or from; to withhold.
- To seize goods for official purposes.