The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word GOOGLE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result GOOGLE
- Searcher, try and look
- Look up and try salacious look
- Search for a little girl in Yorkshire town
- Attempt to have a look – on computer, using this?
- Turn and stare at source of information
- Shy to make eyes at figure on the net
- Go gape at search engine
- After back to back games, large sides make a very large number
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Searcher" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case searcher = google.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does GOOGLE mean?
GOOGLE verb- To deliver googlies.
- To move as a ball in a googly.
- An Internet search, such as those performed on the Google search engine.
- A match obtained by a query in the Google search engine.
- To search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine.
- (by extension) To search for (something) on the Internet using any comprehensive search engine.
- To be locatable in a search of the Internet.