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"proceed" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often go (2 letters).
Definitions
follow a certain course
Word origin
From Middle English proceden, from Old French proceder, from Latin prōcēdō (“to go forth, go forward, advance”), from prō (“forth”) + cēdō (“to go”); see cede.
Used in a sentence
“to proceed on a journey”
“[...] and on the Saturday heavy seas pounded the W.R. on its exposed coastal stretch between Dawlish and Teignmouth, loosening the ballast and forcing trains to proceed with extreme caution.”
“to proceed with a story or argument”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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