Just in case somebody runs into the same problem: whenever I clicked on ‘Search settings’ in the Settings app, the search would crash.
The problem was solved by by going to App info of the ‘Settings Suggestions’ app → select ‘Storage and cache’ → select ‘Clear storage’
Note that this should be done in the ‘Settings Suggestions’ app, not in the Settings app itself!
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