Passed out without small implement (5)

I believe the answer is:

spade

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'implement' is the definition.
(I know that spade is a type of garden tool)

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for spade that I've seen before include "black suit" , "Digger" , "Shovel-like tool" , "Digging implement" , "home in Kent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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