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"special" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often exceptional (11 letters).
Definitions
Unusual or important
Word origin
From Middle English *special, especial, especiall, from Old French especial (whence also French spécial), from Latin speciālis (from speciēs). In this sense displaced native Old English synderlīċ. Doublet of especial.
Used in a sentence
“a special episode of a television series”
“her special blend of spices”
“Everyone is special to someone.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Unusual or important”7 letters
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