Carefully examines any seals broken (8)

I believe the answer is:

analyses

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'carefully examines' is the definition.
'analyses' can be an answer for 'examines' ('analyse' can be a synonym of 'examine'). I'm not certain of the 'carefully' bit.

'any seals broken' is the wordplay.
'broken' is an anagram indicator.
'any'+'seals'='anyseals'
'anyseals' anagrammed gives 'ANALYSES'.

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(Another definition for analyses that I've seen is " Methodical examinations".)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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