The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PASSED
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What does PASSED mean?
PASSED verb- To change place.
- To change in state or status
- To move through time.
- To be accepted.
- In any game, to decline to play in one's turn.
- To do or be better.
- To take heed.
- That has passed beyond a certain point (chiefly in set collocations).
- That has passed a given qualification or examination; qualified.