Searches following dangers (6)
I believe the answer is:
frisks
'searches' is the definition.
(frisk is a kind of search)
'following dangers' is the wordplay.
'following' becomes 'f' (used when citing page numbers etc).
'dangers' becomes 'risks' (risk is a kind of danger).
'f'+'risks'='FRISKS'
(Other definitions for frisks that I've seen before include "Searches manually as at security check" , "Informally searches as for concealed weapons" , "Searches, for concealed weapons or drugs, say" , "Runs about happily or searches for concealed weapons" , "Gambols and searches" .)