Groundbreaking invention for ancient farmers? Crossword Clue

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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

INVENTION (noun)
1. a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
2. the creation of something in the mind
GROUNDBREAKING (noun)
1. the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project
GROUNDBREAKING (adjective)
1. being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before

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