The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word HUNTING
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The straight part
We know that "Searching for" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case searching for = hunting.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does HUNTING mean?
HUNTING noun- The act of finding and killing a wild animal, either for sport or with the intention of using its parts to make food, clothes, etc.
- Looking for something, especially for a job or flat.
- Fluctuating around a central value without stabilizing.
- The process of determining which of a group of telephone lines will receive a call.
- To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport.
- To try to find something; search (for).
- To drive; to chase; with down, from, away, etc.
- To use or manage (dogs, horses, etc.) in hunting.
- To use or traverse in pursuit of game.
- (bell-ringing) To move or shift the order of (a bell) in a regular course of changes.
- (bell-ringing) To shift up and down in order regularly.
- To be in a state of instability of movement or forced oscillation, as a governor which has a large movement of the balls for small change of load, an arc-lamp clutch mechanism which moves rapidly up and down with variations of current, etc.; also, to seesaw, as a pair of alternators working in parallel.