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"inspecting" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often checking (8 letters).
Definitions
Looking at something carefully to check it.
Used in a sentence
“Sensations then, are not perceivings, observings or findings; they are not detectings, scannings or inspectings; they are not apprehendings, cognisings, intuitings or knowings.”
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01“Close review”10 letters
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