[DOCS] Note that default_field support wildcards (#81127)

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* Notes that the query string query's `default_field` and `fields` parameters support wildcards.
* Adds an xref to the `index.query.default_field` docs to the `default_field` parameter.
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The maximum length of regex that can be used in Regexp Query.
Defaults to `1000`.
[[index-query-default-field]]
`index.query.default_field`::
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`default_field`::
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--
(Optional, string) Default field you wish to search if no field is provided in
the query string.
(Optional, string) Default field to search if no field is provided in the query
string. Supports wildcards (`*`).
Defaults to the `index.query.default_field` index setting, which has a default
value of `*`. The `*` value extracts all fields that are eligible for term
queries and filters the metadata fields. All extracted fields are then
combined to build a query if no `prefix` is specified.
Defaults to the <<index-query-default-field,`index.query.default_field`>> index
setting, which has a default value of `*`. The `*` value extracts all fields
that are eligible for term queries and filters the metadata fields. All
extracted fields are then combined to build a query if no `prefix` is specified.
Searching across all eligible fields does not include <<nested,nested
documents>>. Use a <<query-dsl-nested-query,`nested` query>> to search those
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from a `query_string` search. Defaults to `true`.
`fields`::
(Optional, array of strings) Array of fields to search. Supports wildcards
(`*`).
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--
(Optional, array of strings) Array of fields you wish to search.
You can use this parameter query to search across multiple fields. See
<<query-string-multi-field>>.
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`fuzziness`::
(Optional, string) Maximum edit distance allowed for fuzzy matching. For fuzzy