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"admits" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often acknowledges (12 letters).
Definitions
Confesses, allows entry, or accepts as true.
Used in a sentence
“For quotations using this term, see Citations:admits.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Confesses”6 letters
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