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"require" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often oblige (6 letters).
Definitions
To need or make necessary.
Word origin
From Old French requerre (French: requérir), from Latin requīrō (“to require, seek, ask for”).
Used in a sentence
“"I am Miss Newbury," I announced, "and I require to be shown to my room immediately, if you please."”
“Chronic pain is occasionally a sign of a very serious problem, like brain tumors, and can require surgery.”
“A weapon small enough to put on a missile would require uranium enriched to more than 90% U-235.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Make necessary”7 letters
02“Need”7 letters
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