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"collateral" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often indirect (8 letters).
Definitions
occurring with or following as a consequence
Word origin
Recorded since c.1378, from Old French, from Medieval Latin collaterālis, from Latin col- (“together with”) (a form of con-) + the stem of latus (“side”). By surface analysis, col- + lateral.
Used in a sentence
“Her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) are torn and Vonn has a lateral fracture of the tibial plateau, the upper end of the tibia or shin bone.”
“Yet the attempt may give / Collateral interest to this homely tale.”
“collateral damage”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“pledged security”10 letters
02“Loan security”10 letters
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