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"attentive" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often mindful (7 letters).
Definitions
(often followed by ‘to’) giving care or attention
Word origin
From Middle English attentif, attentijf, from Old French attentif.
Used in a sentence
“She is an attentive listener, but does not like to talk much.”
“King-of-the-Sky was sitting alone in the Leeward Village meeting-house, gesticulating to the attentive shades of night, roaring out the genealogy of his ancestors, telling the sleeping world of his greatness.”
“a husband attentive to his wife’s needs”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Paying close notice”9 letters
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