The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CHANCES
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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What does CHANCES mean?
CHANCES noun- An opportunity or possibility.
- Random occurrence; luck.
- The probability of something happening.
- What befalls or happens to a person; their lot or fate.
- To happen by chance, to occur.
- To befall; to happen to.
- To try or risk.
- To discover something by chance.
- (Belize) To rob, cheat or swindle someone.