The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word BESIEGED
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What does BESIEGED mean?
BESIEGED verb- To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
- To beleaguer, to vex, to lay siege to, to beset.
- To assail or ply, as with requests or demands.