Making enquiries (6)
I believe the answer is:
asking
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">making enquiries</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for asking that I've seen before include "Questioning" , "being inquisitive" , "Demanding" , "Directing a question" , "Direction a question" .)