clue
noun
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc..
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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“The experience of living through historic times has clued us in to a desire to understand why we are where we are,” she said.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2022