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Badger joined other burrowers on opening of tunnel (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

molest

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'badger' is the definition.
(I know that badger is a kind of molest)

'on opening of tunnel' is the wordplay.
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'opening of' becomes 'st' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'tunnel' becomes 'mole' (I've seen this in another clue).
'st' put after 'mole' is 'MOLEST'.

'joined other burrowers' acts as a link.
This may not be right. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for molest that I've seen before include "Ghost" , "Accost in motels" , "Harass" , "Pester unpleasantly" , "Pester; assault" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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