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Burrowing mollusc (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

clam

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">burrowing mollusc</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for clam that I've seen before include "Tightly closed shellfish" , "Proverbially reticent marine mollusc" , "Mollusc with firmly-closed shell" , "shy person" , "What could grip" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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