Rude ten Hag almost trashed dugout, needing a break? (9)
I believe the answer is:
unearthed
'dugout needing a break?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'rude ten hag almost trashed' is the wordplay.
'almost' means to remove the last letter (most of the word but not all of it).
'trashed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rude'+'ten'+'hag'='rudetenhag'
'rudetenhag' with its last letter taken off is 'rudetenha'.
'rudetenha' with letters rearranged gives 'UNEARTHED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for unearthed that I've seen before include "found" , "Excavated, brought to light" , "unsafe condition of electrical apparatus" , "Discovered something hidden by digging" , "Dug up" .)