Possible Clues:

• Held to its full time, in music
• Like a musical note held to its full time value
• Sustained work done by fielding side, having dropped opposition's opener
• Sustained tune to broadcast
• How the tune is muddled, to give the note it's full value
• Sustained, in scores
• It's held musically to follow the wrong tune
• (Of note) held for its full time value or more
• Of musical note held for its full value
• Sustained melody with time roused love