Crossword Genius

Implement obtained from second squalid home (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shovel

'implement' is the definition.
(shovel is a kind of implement)

'second squalid home' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'squalid home' becomes 'hovel' (a hovel is a dirty or squalid building).
's'+'hovel'='SHOVEL'

'obtained from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for shovel that I've seen before include "Digging implement" , "Hand tool" , "Excavator" , "Tool to be found in hovels?" , "Scooper" .)

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