The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DOWSE
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More clues leading to the result DOWSE
- Reportedly, put out to search for water
- Look for water, quantity around opening in well
- Choice of window seats? Divine!
- Women in medicine look for water
- Jones’s partner goes to middle of 21 down to seek water
- With some medicine bottles, seek water
- Women in certain quantity hunt well?
- Look for water trapped in window seals
- Detect original water source, extremely originally
- Women getting in quantity of medicine look for water
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The straight part
We know that "Look for water" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case look for water = dowse.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DOWSE mean?
DOWSE verb- To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
- To fall suddenly into water.
- To put out; to extinguish.
- To strike, beat, or thrash.
- To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly
- A sudden plunging into water.
- To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
- To fall suddenly into water.
- To put out; to extinguish.
- A blow or stroke, especially to the face.
- To strike, beat, or thrash.
- To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly
- To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.