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Desperate badger digs hole to find something to eat (4-6,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hard-boiled eggs

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'find something to eat' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'desperate badger digs hole' is the wordplay.
'desperate' indicates an anagram (a desperate or pathetic spelling).
'badger'+'digs'+'hole'='badgerdigshole'
'badgerdigshole' is an anagram of 'HARD-BOILED EGGS'.

'to' acts as a link.

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