Use a shovel (rhymes with "big") Crossword Clue

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Use a shovel (rhymes with "big") Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. turn up, loosen, or remove earth
2. remove, harvest, or recover by digging
(noun)
1. the site of an archeological exploration
2. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

Hint 2: Clue Definition

SHOVEL (noun)
1. a machine for excavating
2. the quantity a shovel can hold
SHOVEL (verb)
1. dig with or as if with a shovel

Hint 3: Anagram

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