Searched thoroughly (9)
'searched thoroughly' is the definition.
('ransack' can be a synonym of 'search thoroughly')
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for ransacked that I've seen before include "Plundered" , "rifle in the past" , "turned upside down?" , "Rifled" , "Pillaged" .)
'searched thoroughly' is the definition.
('comb' can be a synonym of 'search thoroughly')
This is all the clue.
(Another definition for combed that I've seen is " searched".)