Cryptic crossword clue
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The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word PRESUMES

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What does PRESUMES mean?

PRESUMES verb
  1. With infinitive object: to be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission.
  2. To perform, do (something) without authority; to lay claim to without permission.
  3. To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose.
  4. To be presumptuous; with on, upon, to take advantage (of), to take liberties (with).

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