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"exactly" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often precisely (9 letters).
Definitions
Precisely, without error or difference.
Word origin
From exact + -ly.
Used in a sentence
“Measure exactly so we can be sure it is right.”
“The edge is not exactly straight.”
“He divided the coins exactly in half.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Precisely”7 letters
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