Answer: ferreted

AnswerCrossword Clue
FERRETED

Drove (out)

FERRETED

Searched out

FERRETEDSearched (out)
FERRETEDSearched out.
FERRETED

Sleuthed around.

FERRETED
Searched.
FERRETED
Searched around
FERRETEDExposed, with "out"
FERRETEDDiscovered after a search, with "out"
FERRETEDSearched about
FERRETEDHunted rabbits, in a way