The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LOCALLY
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More clues leading to the result LOCALLY
- Left old friend casing clubs in the area
- Money must keep accountant in the neighbourhood
- Pass around a companion internally
- Hello? Call your friend bottled up in the vicinity
- Accountant in the money around these parts
- Half of locums with friend in the area
- Border greets friend in a desi manner
- Actress Myrna taking call nearby
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What does LOCALLY mean?
LOCALLY adverb- With respect to place; in place.
- In or from the local area.
- In a restricted part of the body.
- Within a sufficiently small sphere (or circle or interval) around a given point (sometimes, around any point).