The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word EXPLORE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result EXPLORE
- Research specialist only half way through stories
- Divorcee quietly learning to make a thorough investigation
- Carefully examine page in old learning
- Investigate former place with product of mine
- Scout learning under former leader of pack
- Investigate former leader of party’s traditional knowledge
- Check out old stories about leader of party
- Search place linked to gold in river
- Investigate kiss stolen by crafty eloper
- Former Mideast group about to investigate
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The straight part
We know that "Carefully examine" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case carefully examine = explore.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does EXPLORE mean?
EXPLORE noun- An exploration; a tour of a place to see what it is like.
- To seek for something or after someone.
- To examine or investigate something systematically.
- To travel somewhere in search of discovery.
- To examine diagnostically.
- To (seek) experience first hand.
- To be engaged exploring in any of the above senses.
- To wander without any particular aim or purpose.
- To seek sexual variety, to sow one's wild oats.