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Hole-punching tool (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

awl

'hole-punching tool' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for awl that I've seen before include "It bores" , "a boring person needs" , "A boring thing" , "Pointed instrument" , "Tool for hole making" .)

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