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Hunt for missing second uniform - it contains money (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pursue

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'hunt for' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'missing second uniform it contains money' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'second' could be 's' (common abbreviation) and 's' is found in the answer.
'uniform' could be 'u' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.) and 'u' is found within the answer.
'it' could be 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT') and 'e' is located in the answer.
'money' could be 'p' and 'p' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for pursue that I've seen before include "Give chase" , "Search for" , "Dog" , "Seek" , "Engage in or chase after" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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