The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word PROSPECT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result PROSPECT
- Likelihood of one looking for gold not finding it?
- View for half of spectators
- Survey the view
- View of booklet American dropped
- Experts favoured limiting constant expectation
- Chance to thrive when king leaves court
- One likely to succeed in search for gold
- . Panorama showing second of stories on bent coppers
- Future is mine
- Survey the landscape
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The straight part
We know that "scene" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case scene = prospect.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 PROSPECT mean?
PROSPECT noun- The region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.
- A picturesque or panoramic view; a landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape.
- A position affording a fine view; a lookout.
- Relative position of the front of a building or other structure; face; relative aspect.
- The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation.
- The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable.
- A hope; a hopeful.
- Any player whose rights are owned by a top-level professional team, but who has yet to play a game for said team.
- (sales) A potential client or customer.
- The façade of an organ.
- To search, as for gold.
- To determine which minerals or metals are present in a location.