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"pursue" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often chase (5 letters).
Definitions
go in search of or hunt for
Word origin
From Middle English pursuen, from Anglo-Norman pursure, poursuire etc., from Latin prōsequor (though influenced by persequor). Doublet of prosecute.
Used in a sentence
“pursue one's dreams”
“The wicked flee when no man purſueth: but the righteous are bolde as a lyon.”
“He now feared for his life, and believed US intelligence agents would pursue him.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Chase”6 letters
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