The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word ERADICATED
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Crossword Answer definitions
ERADICATED verb- To pull up by the roots; to uproot.
- To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to; to extirpate.
- Eliminated, utterly destroyed
- Having the roots of a tree visible in the emblazon.