The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SMUGGLED
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What does SMUGGLED mean?
SMUGGLED verb- To import or export, illicitly or by stealth, without paying lawful customs charges or duties
- To bring in surreptitiously
- To fondle or cuddle.
- To thrash or be thrashed by a bear's claws, or to swipe at or be swiped at by a person's arms in a bearlike manner.