The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word KEEPERS
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What does KEEPERS mean?
KEEPERS noun- One who keeps something.
- A person or thing worth keeping.
- A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard; sometimes a gamekeeper.
- The player charged with guarding a goal or wicket. Short form of goalkeeper, wicketkeeper.
- A part of a mechanism that catches or retains another part, for example the part of a door lock that fits in the frame and receives the bolt.
- An offensive play in which the quarterback runs toward the goal with the ball after it is snapped.
- One who remains or keeps in a place or position.
- A fruit or vegetable that keeps for some time without spoiling.