The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word REPLACED
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What does REPLACED mean?
REPLACED verb- To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back
- To refund; to repay; to pay back
- To supply or substitute an equivalent for
- To take over the position or role from.
- To take the place of; to be used instead of
- To demolish (a building) and build an updated form of that building in its place.
- To place again.
- To put in a new or different place.