The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LOCATED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result LOCATED
- Found “feline” in Latin dictionary
- Found cold tea horrible
- Found old pet light clothing
- Found behind its initial: “lion”, perhaps, in dictionary
- Found small animal in large dictionary
- Found line on animal in reference book
- Guided old puss inside to get fixed
- Managed to find ‘Tigon’, say, in large dictionary
- See bounder having a grip on the heartless set
- Found topless model worried about tiger!
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The straight part
We know that "Managed to find" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case managed to find = located.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 LOCATED mean?
LOCATED verb- To place; to set in a particular spot or position.
- To find out where something is located.
- To designate the site or place of; to define the limits of (Note: the designation may be purely descriptive: it need not be prescriptive.)
- To place oneself; to take up one's residence; to settle.