The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SCOUR
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result SCOUR
- Thoroughly clean comb
- Search in part of Earls Court
- Thoroughly search tart concealing cents
- Polish Catholic tucked into tart
- Search scrub
- . Polish Catholic visiting very old city
- Polish off course, mostly
- Search part of this courtyard
- Examine thoroughly part of this coursework
- Search, getting bad-tempered, catching cold
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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 = scour.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SCOUR mean?
SCOUR noun- The removal of sediment caused by swiftly moving water.
- A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a waterfall.
- A place where wool is washed to remove grease and impurities prior to processing.
- To clean, polish, or wash something by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.
- To remove debris and dirt by purging; to sweep along or off (by a current of water).
- To clear the digestive tract by administering medication that induces defecation or vomiting; to purge.
- To (cause livestock to) suffer from diarrhoea or dysentery.
- To cleanse (without rubbing).
- To search an area thoroughly.
- To run with speed; to scurry.
- To move swiftly over; to brush along.