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"ancestry" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often parentage (9 letters).
Definitions
inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
Word origin
From Middle English auncestrie, from Old French ancesserie. See ancestor.
Used in a sentence
“Title and ancestry render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible.”
“Tali: My people place a high value on family and ancestry. There's an unspoken expectation that I'll live up to my father's example.”
“I can trace my ancestry back to the 18th century.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Family line”8 letters
02“Family background”8 letters
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