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"magazine" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often periodical (10 letters).
Definitions
a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
Word origin
From Middle English magasyne, from Middle French magasin (“warehouse, store”), from Italian magazzino (“storehouse”), ultimately from Arabic مَخَازِن pl (maḵāzin), plural of مَخْزَن (maḵzan, “storeroom, storehouse”), noun of place from خَزَنَ (ḵazana, “to store, to stock, to lay up”). First attested in the 1580s.
Used in a sentence
“The cruiser blew up when a shell hit its magazine.”
“Most teletext "magazines" contain about 100 pages of information, typically including news headlines, weather reports, sports scores, video games, and stock prices.”
“The operator is able to build Teletext magazines of, typically, 100 pages per magazine, specify transmission times […]”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues
01“Glossy periodical”8 letters
02“Periodical with articles”8 letters
03“Periodical publication”8 letters
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