Felt (6)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">felt</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('sense' can be a synonym of 'feel')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for sensed that I've seen before include "Became vaguely aware of (something)" , "'Felt, perceived (6)'" , "Became aware through mental perception or intuition" , "Felt, tasted, etc" , "Felt, had mental impression" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">felt</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for groped that I've seen before include "Felt about as if in darkness" , "Reek" , "Fumbled" , "Felt uncertainly about as in dark." .)