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"assistant" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often helper (6 letters).
Definitions
of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another
Word origin
From Middle English assistent, from Middle French assistant, from assister. By surface analysis, assist + -ant.
Used in a sentence
“an assistant surgeon”
“Genius and learning […] are mutually and greatly assistant to each other.”
“The person principally assistant on this occasion, indeed the only one who did any service, or seemed likely to do any, was the landlady […]”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“helper”9 letters
02“Helper”9 letters
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