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"about" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often concerning (10 letters).
Definitions
On the subject of, concerning, approximately, or moving around something.
Word origin
Preposition and adverb from Middle English aboute, abouten, from Old English abūtan, onbūtan, from on (“in, on”) + būtan (“outside of”), itself from be (“by”) + ūtan (“outside”). Cognate with Old Frisian abûta (“outside; except”).
Used in a sentence
“The snake was coiled about his ankle.”
“So look about you; know you any here?”
“Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues
01“Around”5 letters
02“Concerning”5 letters
03“On the topic of”5 letters
04“Roughly”5 letters
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