Answer:

espoused

Answer	Crossword Clue
ESPOUSED	Advocated
ESPOUSED	Championed, as a cause
ESPOUSED	Took up, as a cause

ESPOUSED	Adopted
ESPOUSED	Championed.
ESPOUSED	Embraced, as a cause.
ESPOUSED	Advocated, as an idea
ESPOUSED	Public, as views
ESPOUSED	Chose and followed
ESPOUSED	Embraced as one's own

Crossword

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