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Search for a very long time (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

forage

'search' is the definition.
(I know that forage is a type of search)

'for a very long time' is the wordplay.
'a very long time' becomes 'age' (I've seen this before).
'for'+'age'='FORAGE'

(Other definitions for forage that I've seen before include "Hunt for food or provisions" , "Search widely for food" , "Wander and feed" , "Go searching, perhaps for food" , "sort of cap" .)

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