007 Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "BOND" which means:

noun
• • United states civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the vietnam war (born 1940)
• • An electrical force linking atoms
• • British secret operative 007 in novels by ian fleming
• • A certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal
• • A connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
• • (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
• • A restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
• • A connection that fastens things together
• • A superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents
• • The property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
verb
• • Stick to firmly
• • Create social or emotional ties
• • Issue bonds on
• • Bring together in a common cause or emotion
adjective
• • Subject to the tenure called bondage.
• • In a state of servitude or slavedom; not free.
• • Servile; slavish; pertaining to or befitting a slave.

An example sentence would be:

• • "Their strong bond helped them get through tough times."
• • "The chemical bond between the atoms was very stable."

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