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"reside" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often dwell (5 letters).
Definitions
live (in a certain place)
Word origin
From Middle English residen, from Old French resider, from Latin resideō (“remain behind, reside, dwell”), from re- (“back”) + sedeō (“sit”).
Used in a sentence
“[…] And the delighted ſpirit / To die in fierie floods, or to recide / In thrilling Region of thicke-ribbed Ice […]”
“The men resided in a huge bunk house, which consisted of one room only, with a shack outside where the cooking was done. In the large room were a dozen bunks; half of them in a very dishevelled state, […]”
“He still resides at his parents' house.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Make one's home”6 letters
02“Live in a place”6 letters
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