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"roam" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often wander (6 letters).
Definitions
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
Word origin
From Middle English romen, from Old English rāmian, from Proto-Germanic *raimōną (“to wander”), from *raim- (“to move, raise”), from *h₃reyH- (“to move, lift, flow”). Akin to Old English ārǣman (“to arise, stand up, lift up”), Old High German rāmēn (“to aim”) ( > archaic German rahmen (“to strive”)), Middle Dutch rammen (“to night-wander, to copulate”), rammelen (“to wander about, ramble”). More at ramble.
Used in a sentence
“Henceforth, wherever thou may’st roam, My blessing, like a line of light, Is on the waters day and night, And like a beacon guards thee home.”
“Oh, never will I roam / Now I know my place is home / Where the ocean meets the sky / I'll be sailin'”
“Gangs of thugs roamed the streets.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Move aimlessly”4 letters
02“Wander around”4 letters
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