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"acquired" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often gained (6 letters).
Definitions
gotten through environmental forces
Used in a sentence
“For quotations using this term, see Citations:acquired.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Gained over time”8 letters
02“Got or gained”8 letters
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