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"hazelnut" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often filbert (7 letters).
Definitions
Nut of trees in the genus Corylus.
Word origin
Equivalent to hazel + nut; from Middle English haselnote, from Old English hæselhnutu (“hazelnut”). Cognate with West Frisian hazzenút (“hazelnut”), Saterland Frisian Hoaselnuute (“hazelnut”), Dutch hazelnoot, German Haselnuss.
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01“Filbert, for one”8 letters
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