Returning Iterators instead of underlying Container itself when access to the Container needed?

I have done the same in the past but now prefer to return a reference to the whole collection. I worry about the iterators staying valid. For example if I use an iterator to delete an entry are they both still valid or do I need to get them again?

Returning the collection feels like exposing more but I feel it is safer.

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