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"spotted" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often sighted (7 letters).
Definitions
having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
Used in a sentence
“a spotted hyena”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Seen”7 letters
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