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Pierce the skull (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trepan

(Other definitions for trepan that I've seen before include "Make a hole in skull" , "Surgical saw" , "Skull borer" , "cut through bone" , "Make perforation in person's skull" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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