Digging tools and card suit (6)
I believe the answer is:
spades
'digging tools and card suit' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for spades that I've seen before include "Garden tools and card suit" , "Shovels or playing cards" , "trumps sometimes" , "Digging tools and card suit" , "They may turn up" .)