Carry out investigations (8)

I believe the answer is:

research

(Other definitions for research that I've seen before include "Experimentation" , "Thoroughly investigate" , "Systematic investigation to establish facts" , "Look into" , "Fact-finding" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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