The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RUMMAGE
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More clues leading to the result RUMMAGE
- Search weird sorcerer
- Search suspect, male, ahead of time
- Ferret, curious and enchanting sort
- Scrabble with odd speller?
- Search odd-looking magician
- Wizard goes on curious search
- Odd game disrupted search
- Unsystematic search for strange version of game
- Mum lost temper about that rifle
- Search dodgy publication associated with last of sleaze
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The straight part
We know that "search" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case search = rummage.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 RUMMAGE mean?
RUMMAGE noun- A thorough search, usually resulting in disorder.
- Commotion; disturbance.
- A disorganized collection of miscellaneous objects; a jumble.
- A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship.
- The act of stowing cargo; the pulling and moving about of packages incident to close stowage.
- To arrange (cargo, goods, etc.) in the hold of a ship; to move or rearrange such goods.
- To search a vessel for smuggled goods.
- To search something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which things were arranged.