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As you hunt, the wild chase is about never-ending! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

search

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'as you hunt the' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'wild chase is about never-ending' is the wordplay.
'wild' is an anagram indicator.
'is about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'ending' says to take the final letters.
The final letter of 'never' is 'r'.
'chase' anagrammed gives 'seach'.
'seach' placed around 'r' is 'SEARCH'.

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(Other definitions for search that I've seen before include "Showing pleasure" , "Look thoroughly to find something" , "Forage, quest" , "thorough examination" , "Seek (out); hunt (for)" .)

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