Cryptic crossword clue
The King is lost in middle of Philadelphia, requiring search 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DELVE

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What does DELVE mean?

DELVE verb
  1. To dig the ground, especially with a shovel.
  2. To search thoroughly and carefully for information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out
  3. To dig, to excavate.
DELVE noun
  1. A pit or den.

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