The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word BEHOLDEN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result BEHOLDEN
- Obliged to survey Englishmen on vacation
- Bound to live with Amanda?
- Obliged to look over opponents
- See teens regularly indebted
- Indebted blonde foolishly keeping the man up
- Extremely broke US actor once indebted
- Under obligation remain with husband from early days
- Blonde he gets into trouble — is under a moral obligation
- Blonde he let out, under a moral obligation
- The blonde managed to get him back, is under moral obligation
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What does BEHOLDEN mean?
BEHOLDEN adjective- Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; indebted, obliged.
- Bound by external expectations, such as fashion or morality.