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"gift" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often present (7 letters).
Definitions
Present; natural talent
Word origin
From Middle English gift (also yift, yifte, ȝift, ȝeft), partly from Old English ġift (“giving, consideration, dowry, wedding”) and Old Norse gipt (“gift, present, wedding”); both from Proto-Germanic *giftiz (“gift”). Equivalent to give + -t (etymologically yive + -t).
Used in a sentence
“She gave him a cell phone as a birthday gift.”
““I thank you for the gift, Dr. Yueh,” Paul said, speaking formally. “It will be our secret. If there is a gift or favor you wish from me, please do not hesitate to ask.” "I . . . need for nothing," Yueh said.”
“But now I know, but now I really know / Of only one thing I am truly very sure / Love is a gift, love is a gift”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer16 curated clues
01“Birthday box”4 letters
02“Birthday package”4 letters
03“Box at a party”4 letters
04“Holiday present”4 letters
05“Item given without payment”4 letters
06“Natural talent”4 letters
07“Present for a birthday”4 letters
08“Present for a celebration”4 letters
09“Present for someone”4 letters
10“Present in a box”4 letters
11“Something wrapped to give”4 letters
12“Wrapped birthday item”4 letters
13“Wrapped item for someone”4 letters
14“Wrapped present”4 letters
15“Wrapped surprise”4 letters
16“Present”4 letters
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