Looked for noble journalist (6)
I believe the answer is:
peered
'looked' is the definition.
(peering is a kind of looking)
'noble journalist' is the wordplay.
'noble' becomes 'peer' (peer is a kind of noble).
'journalist' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'peer'+'ed'='PEERED'
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for peered that I've seen before include "Looked searchingly" , "Look searchingly" , "Looked through narrowed eyes" , "Having been made a Lord < examined" , "Looked closely" .)