Cryptic crossword clue
Lecturer working in endless hunt for chemicals 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word HALONS

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The straight part
We know that "chemicals" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case chemicals = halons.
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What does HALONS mean?

HALONS noun
  1. A hydrocarbon in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogens

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