Innovative use of pneumatic drill (14)

I believe the answer is:

groundbreaking

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'innovative' is the definition.
(I know that innovative can be written as groundbreaking)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for groundbreaking that I've seen before include "Pioneering" , "Daring" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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