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"grew" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often developed (9 letters).
Definitions
Became larger, developed, or cultivated.
Word origin
From Middle English grew, from Old English grēow (first and third person past tense of grōwan), from West Germanic *greu, from Northwest Germanic *grerō, from Proto-Germanic *gegrō (first and third person past tense of *grōaną), reduplication of *grōaną.
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01“Became larger”4 letters
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