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"balance" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often equilibrium (11 letters).
Definitions
hold or carry in equilibrium
Word origin
From Middle English balaunce, from Old French balance, from Late Latin *bilancia, from (accusative form of) Latin bilanx (“two-scaled”), from bi- + lanx (“plate, scale”).
Used in a sentence
“But civilized man is quite a different animal, and when he wipes out an entire city or levels a forest, he is no longer working within the natural balance of things.”
“These weights are used as a balance for the overhanging verandah.”
“Blair thought he could provide a useful balance to Bush's policies.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues
01“Steady condition”7 letters
02“Steady evenness”7 letters
03“Steady state”7 letters
04“Steady control”7 letters
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