Gardening tool for breaking up soil Crossword Clue

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Gardening tool for breaking up soil Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
(verb)
1. dig with a hoe

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

GARDENING (noun)
1. the cultivation of plants
BREAKING (noun)
1. the act of breaking something

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