The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word REVIVED
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What does REVIVED mean?
REVIVED verb- To return to life; to become reanimated or reinvigorated.
- To return to life; to cause to recover life or strength; to cause to live anew.
- To recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity, neglect, or depression.
- To restore, or bring again to life; to reanimate.
- To raise from coma, languor, depression, or discouragement; to bring into action after a suspension.
- To renew in the mind or memory; to bring to recollection; to recall attention to; to reawaken.
- To recover its natural or metallic state, as a metal.
- To restore or reduce to its natural or metallic state