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Find grub, oddly in sink (3,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dig up

'find' is the definition.
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'grub oddly in sink' is the wordplay.
'oddly' means one should take alternating letters.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'sink' becomes 'dip' ('dip' can be a synonym of 'sink'**).
The alternate letters of 'grub' are 'gu'.
'gu' put within 'dip' is 'DIG UP'.

(Other definitions for dig up that I've seen before include "Unearth" , "Exhume" , "Disinter" , "Uncover (something hidden)" , "Excavate - discover" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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