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"wake" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often aftermath (9 letters).
Definitions
To stop sleeping; also the trail left behind something moving.
Word origin
From Middle English wake, from Old English wacu, from Proto-Germanic *wakō, related to the verb *wakjaną.
Used in a sentence
“I woke up at four o'clock this morning.”
“How long I slept I cannot tell, for I had nothing to guide me to the time, but woke at length, and found myself still in darkness.”
“The neighbour's car alarm woke me from a strange dream.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Trail behind a boat”4 letters
02“Stop sleeping”4 letters
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