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"sitting" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often seated (6 letters).
Definitions
Time spent seated; also a session or meeting.
Word origin
From Middle English sittyng, sittynge, equivalent to sit + -ing. Cognate with Dutch zitting (“a sitting, session”), German Sitzung (“a sitting, session”), Swedish sittning (“a sitting, session”).
Used in a sentence
“Due to the sheer volume of guests, we had to have two sittings for the meal.”
“The Queen had three sittings for her portrait.”
“"It's not always easy to get him, and of course a small fee, a guinea I think, is usual, but if you wanted a sitting I could work it." "You think him genuine?" Atkinson shrugged his shoulders.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Being seated”7 letters
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