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Push trainee towards implement (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shovel

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'implement' is the definition.
(shovel is a kind of implement)

'push trainee' is the wordplay.
'push' becomes 'shove' (shoving is a kind of pushing).
'trainee' becomes 'l' (as in an L-plate for a learner driver).
'shove'+'l'='SHOVEL'

'towards' is the link.
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(Other definitions for shovel that I've seen before include "Tool for scooping" , "Scoop for lifting and carrying" , "Large spade" , "Tool like a spade" , "Spade-like scoop" .)

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