The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word RECCE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result RECCE
- See Roman south of river making investigation
- Scout playing field supported by church
- Look around park on initially chilly evening
- Observation regarding capacity and energy
- What scouts do in playground before church
- Scout in park descending on church
- Scout rule? Look after that
- Crèche wasting hours making preliminary survey
- What scouts may do about cycles, oddly
- Survey’s right with European community committee disheartened
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The straight part
We know that "What scouts may do" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case what scouts may do = recce.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.
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What does RECCE mean?
RECCE noun- Reconnaissance.
- Reconnoitre.
- Relating to reconnaissance.