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Canoe found (6)

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dugout

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'canoe' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for dugout that I've seen before include "Soldier's trench" , "Simple canoe" , "Simple craft" , "Troop trench shelter" , "Military shelter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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