The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DENTURE
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What does DENTURE mean?
DENTURE noun- A set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit
- An artificial replacement of one or more teeth
- (often in the plural) a complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth