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Piggy beginning to crawl in, occupying hole (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

porcine

'piggy' is the definition.
('porcine' can be a synonym of 'piggy')

'beginning to crawl in occupying hole' is the wordplay.
'beginning to' indicates taking the first letters.
'occupying' is an insertion indicator.
'hole' becomes 'pore' (pore is a kind of hole**).
The initial letter of 'crawl' is 'c'.
'c'+'in'='cin'
'cin' going into 'pore' is 'PORCINE'.

(Other definitions for porcine that I've seen before include "Resembling a pig" , "Filthy" , "Piggish" , "Corn pie (anag.)" , "Swinish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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