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"vertical" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often upright (7 letters).
Definitions
of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group)
Word origin
Borrowed from Middle French vertical, from Late Latin verticālis.
Used in a sentence
“vertical lines”
“The Zebra moray is chocolate black with vertical white stripes.”
“We offer specialised accounting software targeting various verticals.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Upright”8 letters
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