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Hunts over a long period? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

forages

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'hunts' is the definition.
(foraging is a kind of hunting)

'over a long period?' is the wordplay.
'over' becomes 'for' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'a long period?' becomes 'ages' (I've seen this in another clue).
'for'+'ages'='FORAGES'

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(Another definition for forages that I've seen is " Searches out food".)

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