Garden tunneler (6)

I believe the answer is:

gopher

(Other definitions for gopher that I've seen before include "Rodent with large cheek pouches" , "small animal" , "mine" , "Rodent - wood of Noah's Ark" , "Burrowing US rodent" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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