Rummage through rubbish for something useful (8)

I believe the answer is:

scavenge

(Other definitions for scavenge that I've seen before include "Take from the rubbish" , "Live off discarded waste" , "pick up something for nothing" , "Search among discarded waste" , "Look for scrap" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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