The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SPEARED
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What does SPEARED mean?
SPEARED verb- To pierce with a spear.
- (by extension) To penetrate or strike with, or as if with, any long narrow object; to make a thrusting motion that catches an object on the tip of a long device.
- To shoot into a long stem, as some plants do.