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"nearby" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often locally (7 letters).
Definitions
not far away in relative terms
Word origin
From Middle English ner-bi, neer by, equivalent to near + by.
Used in a sentence
“He stopped at a nearby store for some groceries.”
“I'm glad my friends live nearby where I can visit them.”
“In each of these markets the nearbys are almost invariably at a discount — a discount that tends to widen in bull markets and narrow in bear markets.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Not far away”6 letters
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