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Innovative, using a pneumatic drill (14)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

groundbreaking

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

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

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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