The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word OPEROSE
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What does OPEROSE mean?
OPEROSE adjective- Of a person: busy, industrious, or painstaking.
- Made with or requiring a lot of labour; painstaking, laborious.
- Tedious, wearisome.