Took a shot and looked for water out west (5)
I believe the answer is:
dosed
'took' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to bodily activities as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'a shot and looked for water out west' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'shot' could be 'dose' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'dose' is present in the answer.
A single letter 'd' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dosed that I've seen before include "Administered a portion of medicine to" , "Treated with medicine" , "Medicated" , "Given shot" , "Administered a drug to" .)