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"question" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often query (5 letters).
Definitions
Something asked; doubt
Word origin
From Middle English questioun, from Anglo-Norman questiun, from Old French question, from Latin quaestiōnem, accusative of quaestiō (“a seeking, investigation, inquiry, question”), from quaerere (“to seek, ask, inquire”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Italic *kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- (“to acquire”).
Used in a sentence
“What is your question?”
“Can I ask you two a question? / Please, Christ, yes. / How can you two live like this? / How can... / Don't google the question, Moss!”
“When bodies change quickly or noticeably, assumptions often follow—and so does the desire to ask one potentially fraught question: Did medication play a role?”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Exam prompt”8 letters
02“Something asked”8 letters
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