What holding one's thumb up might indicate Crossword Clue

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INDICATE (verb)
1. be a signal for or a symptom of
2. indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
HOLDING (noun)
1. the act of retaining something
2. something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

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