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Asked for a search to be made, in the grass (9)

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I believe the answer is:

requested

'asked for' is the definition.
('request' can be a synonym of 'ask for')

'a search to be made in the grass' is the wordplay.
'a search' becomes 'quest' (quest is a kind of search).
'to be made in' is an insertion indicator.
'the grass' becomes 'reed' (I've seen this in other clues).
'quest' inserted into 'reed' is 'REQUESTED'.

(Another definition for requested that I've seen is " Asked for".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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