The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word ASSOCIATED
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What does ASSOCIATED mean?
ASSOCIATED verb- To join in or form a league, union, or association.
- To spend time socially; keep company.
- (with with) To join as a partner, ally, or friend.
- To connect or join together; combine.
- To connect evidentially, or in the mind or imagination.
- (in deliberative bodies) To endorse.
- To be associative.
- To accompany; to be in the company of.
- (of a person or thing) connected with something or another person.
- (of a company) connected or amalgamated with another company.