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Yes, detain is playable

...and is worth 8 points.

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"Detain" Definition

verb-transitive

Obsolete To retain or withhold (payment or property, for example).
To keep from proceeding; delay or retard.
To keep in custody or temporary confinement: The police detained several suspects for questioning. The disruptive students were detained after school until their parents had been notified.

verb

To hold or keep in or as if in custody.
To keep back (as something due).
To restrain especially from proceeding.

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