The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MOOR
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result MOOR
- Drop anchor in low river
- Uncultivated upland, space for climbing
- Low river in high ground
- Space around this heath
- To the left, space to tie up boat
- Tract of land affording space? The reverse
- Secure way of working with gold
- Pauper, according to Spooner, that is buried under heath
- Secure extra portion, do you say?
- Fell in chamber after retiring
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The straight part
We know that "Secure" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case secure = moor.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 MOOR mean?
MOOR noun- An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath
- A game preserve consisting of moorland.
- To cast anchor or become fastened.
- To fix or secure (e.g. a vessel) in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with ropes, cables or chains or the like
- To secure or fix firmly.