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"permitting" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often allowing (8 letters).
Definitions
Allowing, authorizing, or making something possible.
Used in a sentence
“We'll come if we can, weather, health, and car permitting.”
“How do we jump over that last hurdle before we start most of the permittings being done?”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Lets pass”10 letters
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