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"fastening" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often attachment (10 letters).
Definitions
the act of fastening things together
Word origin
From fasten + -ing.
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Clip or clasp”9 letters
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