Exploratory activity (14)

I believe the answer is:

reconnaissance

(Other definitions for reconnaissance that I've seen before include "Military observation" , "Preliminary survey" , "Scouting" , "Initial survey" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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