The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word CONSIDERING
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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What does CONSIDERING mean?
CONSIDERING verb- To think about seriously.
- To think about something seriously or carefully: to deliberate.
- To think of doing.
- (ditransitive) To assign some quality to.
- To look at attentively.
- To take up as an example.
- (parliamentary procedure) To debate (or dispose of) a motion.
- To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect.
- Consideration.
- Given the circumstances.
- Taking into account.