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Dig melon out: get rich from it? (8)

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I believe the answer is:

goldmine

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'rich from it?' is the definition.
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'dig melon out' is the wordplay.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'dig'+'melon'='digmelon'
'digmelon' is an anagram of 'GOLDMINE'.

'get' acts as a link.

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