The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word GRAINED
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What does GRAINED mean?
GRAINED verb- To feed grain to.
- To make granular; to form into grains.
- To form grains, or to assume a granular form, as the result of crystallization; to granulate.
- To texture a surface in imitation of the grain of a substance such as wood.
- (tanning) To remove the hair or fat from a skin.
- (tanning) To soften leather.
- To yield fruit.
- Having a grain or grains
- Stained with an imitation wood grain
- (in combination) Having a specified type of grain e.g. close-grained