The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word INVOLVED
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What does INVOLVED mean?
INVOLVED verb- To roll or fold up; to wind round; to entwine.
- To envelop completely; to surround; to cover; to hide.
- To complicate or make intricate, as in grammatical structure.
- To connect with something as a natural or logical consequence or effect; to include necessarily; to imply.
- To take in; to gather in; to mingle confusedly; to blend or merge.
- To envelop, enfold, entangle.
- To engage (someone) to participate in a task.
- To raise to any assigned power; to multiply, as a quantity, into itself a given number of times.
- Complicated.
- Associated with others, be a participant or make someone be a participant (in a crime, process, etc.)
- Having an affair with someone.