The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word SCAFFOLDED
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What does SCAFFOLDED mean?
SCAFFOLDED verb- To set up a scaffolding; to surround a building with scaffolding.
- To sustain; to provide support for.
- To dispose of the bodies of the dead on a scaffold or raised platform, as by some Native American tribes.
- (of a building or similar structure) supplied with erected scaffolding