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"advanced" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often progressed (10 letters).
Definitions
situated ahead or going before
Word origin
From advance + -ed.
Used in a sentence
“The option can be found under advanced settings.”
“I'm taking a course in advanced knitting techniques.”
“a gentleman advanced in years, with a hard experience written in his wrinkles”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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