Strive to maintain it in dispute (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CONTEND Strive to maintain it in dispute (7) (7)
7% UPHOLD Maintain (6) The Telegraph Quick Dec 22, 2025
7% AVER Maintain (4) Newsday Dec 20, 2025
7% KEEP Maintain (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 4, 2025
7% HELD Maintained (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 3, 2025
7% CONTENDS Strives; maintains (8) The Times Concise Mar 7, 2019
6% PRESERVE Maintain, keep up (8) (8) Puzzler Jan 8, 2026
6% STABILISE Maintain equilibrium (9) (9) Puzzler Jan 2, 2026
6% STREAKS Achievements maintained by logging in daily (7) Universal Dec 30, 2025
6% MASTIFFS Mother's disputes getting dogs (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 22, 2025
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