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Dug up something deposited in spring in grave, dead? (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

disinterred

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'dug up' is the definition.
(disinterring is a kind of digging up)

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(Other definitions for disinterred that I've seen before include "Dug up (from grave)" , "Exhumed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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