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"method" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often way (3 letters).
Definitions
Way of doing something
Word origin
From Middle French methode, from Latin methodus, from Ancient Greek μέθοδος (méthodos). By surface analysis, met- + -hod. See also -ode and hodo-.
Used in a sentence
“If one method doesn't work, you should ask a friend to help you.”
“Many insects probably use this strategy, which is a close analogy to crypsis in the visible world—camouflage and other methods for blending into one’s visual background.”
“Though this be madneſſe, / Yet there is Method in 't: […]”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Procedure”6 letters
02“Technique”6 letters
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