Search round a place frequently visited (5)
I believe the answer is:
haunt
'place frequently visited' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'search round a' is the wordplay.
'search' becomes 'hunt' ('hunt' can be a synonym of 'search').
'round' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'hunt' placed around 'a' is 'HAUNT'.
(Other definitions for haunt that I've seen before include "get spirits?" , "Unhat (anag.)" , "A frequently visited place" , "favourite spot" , "A favourite place" .)