Searching for information on the extremes of Anne of Cleves and Henry VIII (6)
I believe the answer is:
asking
'searching for information' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for asking that I've seen before include "Inviting (to an event)" , "Inquiring" , "Direction a question" , "Demanding" , "Enquiring" .)