The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SOUGHT
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More clues leading to the result SOUGHT
- Go furthest at sea, clutching a description of buried treasure?
- The truth one’s revolted against, finally searched for
- Father got us bananas, much in demand
- Hunted species picked up by some
- In hearing, a group is tried
- Wanted to find variety on the radio
- Tried to locate son with nothing except number
- Looked for modified sawn-off shotgun?
- Looked for nothing, after initial change of direction
- Invited a big drinker, say
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Wanted" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case wanted = sought.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 SOUGHT mean?
SOUGHT verb- To try to find; to look for; to search for.
- To ask for; to solicit; to beseech.
- To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at.
- To go, move, travel (in a given direction).
- To try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to.
- To attempt, endeavour, try
- To navigate through a stream.