The Clue
Searched thoroughly (9 letter answer)
The Answer
RANSACKED
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Notes
The answer RANSACKED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Went through vigorously
Definition
RANSACK as a verb:
1. (plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray) = steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
2. (comb, ransack) = search thoroughly; "They combed the area for the missing child"
RANSACKED as an adjective:
1. (looted, pillaged, plundered, ransacked) = wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value; "the robbers left the looted train"; "people returned to the plundered village"