Produce by spadework? (3,2)
I believe the answer is:
dig up
'produce' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form, I cannot see how one could define the other.
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dig up that I've seen before include "Unearth" , "Excavate - discover" , "Uncover (something hidden)" , "Exhume" , "Disinter" .)