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"hoarse" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often raspy (5 letters).
Definitions
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
Word origin
From Middle English hors, hos, from Old English hās, *hārs, from Proto-Germanic *haisaz, *haisraz, akin to Old Norse háss (West Norse) and heiss (East Norse) (whence Icelandic hás, Norwegian Nynorsk hås, Norwegian Bokmål hes and Swedish hes).
Used in a sentence
“I am old and my voice is hoarse […]”
“"Helene," he croaked, reaching out his arms—his voice tensed with the infinity of his desire. "Back," she iced. And then, "Why have you come here?" she hoarsed. "What business have you here?"”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Rough in voice”6 letters
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