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"privacy" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often seclusion (9 letters).
Definitions
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
Word origin
From private + -cy.
Used in a sentence
“I need my privacy, so please stay out of my room.”
“It takes a village to rob one of a sense of privacy.”
“Privacy is assumed by many to be among common-law rights.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Seclusion”7 letters
02“Freedom from being watched”7 letters
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