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"spot" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often place (5 letters).
Definitions
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
Word origin
From Middle English spot, spotte, partially from Middle Dutch spotte (“spot, speck”), and partially merging with Middle English splot, from Old English splott (“spot, plot of land”), from Proto-West Germanic *splott, from Proto-Germanic *spluttaz (“segment”), from Proto-Indo-European *splt-no- (“an off-split, segment”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (“to split”).
Used in a sentence
“The leopard is noted for the spots of color in its fur.”
“Why do ladybugs have spots?”
“I have tried everything, and I can’t get this spot out.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Small mark”4 letters
02“Place or mark”4 letters
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