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"clause" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often article (7 letters).
Definitions
(grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate functioning as a part of a complex sentence
Word origin
From Middle English clause, claus, borrowed from Old French clause, from Medieval Latin clausa (Latin diminutive clausula (“close, end; a clause, close of a period”)), from Latin clausus, past participle of claudere (“to shut, close”). See close, its doublet.
Used in a sentence
“Near-synonyms: sentential, sentence”
“The question of clausing the bills of lading, so as to avoid "dirtying", which impairs its negotiability, may also be looked into”
“Any attempt to clause a Bill of Lading will be strenuously resisted by shippers, and they will obtain clean bills in the usual ways”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Part of a sentence”6 letters
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