Cryptic crossword clue
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The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ACCREDITS

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What does ACCREDITS mean?

ACCREDITS verb
  1. To ascribe; attribute; credit with.
  2. To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction.
  3. To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate.
  4. To believe; to put trust in.
  5. To enter on the credit side of an account book.
  6. To certify as meeting a predetermined standard; to certify an educational institution as upholding the specified standards necessary for the students to advance.
  7. To recognize as outstanding.
  8. To credit.

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