The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word PERCUSSED
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What does PERCUSSED mean?
PERCUSSED verb- To strike; to hit; to knock; to give a blow to
- To impact
- To attempt to divine the location or other quality of something by tapping on (an overlying surface)
- To attempt to divine the location or other quality of (something) by tapping on an overlying surface
- Bent round and striking the side, as a lion's tail.