Excavator-maker (6)

I believe the answer is:

bobcat

(Other definitions for bobcat that I've seen before include "Wild animal" , "A sort of lynx" , "Small lynx of Norht America" , "Relation of the lynx" , "Small N American lynx" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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