The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ROOSTED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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What does ROOSTED mean?
ROOSTED verb- (of birds or bats) To settle on a perch in order to sleep or rest
- To spend the night
- To rout out of bed; to rouse
- To harass, to treat in a rough way.
- To arrest
- To drive strongly