The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DRILLED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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Buddy explains!
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What does DRILLED mean?
DRILLED verb- To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).
- To practice, especially in (or as in) a military context.
- To cause to drill (practice); to train in military arts.
- To repeat an idea frequently in order to encourage someone to remember it.
- To investigate or examine something in more detail or at a different level
- To hit or kick with a lot of power.
- To hit someone with a pitch, especially in an intentional context.
- To have sexual intercourse with; to penetrate.
- To sow (seeds) by dribbling them along a furrow or in a row.
- To cause to flow in drills or rills or by trickling; to drain by trickling.
- To entice or allure; to decoy; with on.
- To cause to slip or waste away by degrees.