The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BEETLED
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What does BEETLED mean?
BEETLED verb- To move away quickly, to scurry away.
- To loom over; to extend or jut.
- To beat with a heavy mallet.
- To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine.
- Projecting over.