Cryptic crossword clue
Bent over page in dictionary with two consecutive letters at beginning 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word STOOPED

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What does STOOPED mean?

STOOPED verb
  1. To bend the upper part of the body forward and downward to a half-squatting position; crouch.
  2. To lower oneself; to demean or do something below one's status, standards, or morals.
  3. Of a bird of prey: to swoop down on its prey.
  4. To cause to incline downward; to slant.
  5. To cause to submit; to prostrate.
  6. To yield; to submit; to bend, as by compulsion; to assume a position of humility or subjection.
  7. To descend from rank or dignity; to condescend.
  8. To degrade.
STOOPED adjective
  1. In a bent bodily position, hunched

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