The Clue
Investigate (5 letter answer)
The Answer
PROBE
Tags
Notes
The answer PROBE is uncommon, appearing about once every 400 puzzles.
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Search thoroughly
Space explorer
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Certain NASA launch
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Definition
PROBE as a noun:
1. (probe, investigation) = an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities; "there was a congressional probe into the scandal"
2. a flexible slender surgical instrument used to explore wounds or body cavities
3. an exploratory action or expedition
4. an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity
PROBE as a verb:
1. (probe, examine) = question or examine thoroughly and closely
2. (probe, dig into, poke into) = examine physically with or as if with a probe; "probe an anthill"