Dig out (8)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">dig out</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for excavate that I've seen before include "Dig a hole" , "mine" , "Recover through digging" , "Unearth" , "Dig out material from the ground" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">dig out</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for gouge that I've seen before include "Force out brutally" , "A chisel; force out" , "Make a hole or groove" , "Force out with implement" , "Make (a rough hole) in a surface" .)