Cryptic crossword clue
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The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word CONTRABAND

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What does CONTRABAND mean?

CONTRABAND noun
  1. Any goods which are illicit or illegal to possess
  2. Goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods
  3. A black slave during the American Civil War who had escaped to, or been captured by, Union forces.
CONTRABAND verb
  1. To import illegally; to smuggle.
  2. To declare prohibited; to forbid.
CONTRABAND adjective
  1. Prohibited from being traded

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