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    $\begingroup$ Use Extract instead, e.g., Extract[HoldForm[w = 3], {1, 1}, Hold] $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 13, 2018 at 21:25
  • $\begingroup$ @CarlWoll, thanks, this is indeed what I was looking for. But this returns Hold[w]. How do I extract "w" from Hold[w], e.g. for printing it? $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 13, 2018 at 21:56
  • $\begingroup$ Perhaps you could use HoldForm instead of Hold? $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 13, 2018 at 22:00
  • $\begingroup$ Yes. Thanks again! $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 13, 2018 at 22:18
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    $\begingroup$ w = 4; Hold[ w = 3 ][[ {1}, 1 ]] $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 14, 2018 at 5:57