Dig out (5)
'dig out' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for excavate that I've seen before include "Dig a hole" , "mine" , "Recover through digging" , "Unearth" , "Dig out material from the ground" .)
'dig out' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(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" .)