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"frugal" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often economical (10 letters).
Definitions
Careful with money, food, or other resources.
Word origin
From Middle French, from Latin frugalis (“virtuous, thrifty”). Displaced native Old English spærhende (literally “spare-handed”).
Used in a sentence
“frugal advice”
“frugal fortune; frugal fare”
“frugal breakfast”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Careful with money”6 letters
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