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"approximately" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often roughly (7 letters).
Definitions
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
Word origin
From approximate + -ly.
Used in a sentence
“approximately 60 beats per minute”
“In every box of matches there are approximately 40 matchsticks.”
“Per 100 g of chocolate there is approximately 11.6 g of saturated fat.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“About or nearly”13 letters
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