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Hole puncher (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

awl

'hole puncher' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for awl that I've seen before include "Law about a drilling tool" , "Pointed tool for punching holes" , "It bores" , "Pointed instrument" , "Borer, sounds like everything" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal, The Wall Street Journal, the Penny Press and The New York Times.
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