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"fame" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often prominence (10 letters).
Definitions
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
Word origin
From Middle English fame, from Old French fame (“celebrity, renown”), itself borrowed from Latin fāma (“talk, rumor, report, reputation”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂-meh₂, from *bʰeh₂- (“to speak, say, tell”). Cognate with Ancient Greek φήμη (phḗmē, “talk”). Related also to Latin for (“speak, say”, verb), Old English bōian (“to boast”), Old English bēn (“prayer, request”), Old English bannan (“to summon, command, proclaim”). More at ban.
Used in a sentence
“There went a fame in Heav'n that he ere long / Intended to create, and therein plant / A generation, whom his choice regard / Should favour […].”
“I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Public renown”4 letters
02“Widespread renown”4 letters
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