Small and humble dwelling, something that might be taken for digs? (6)
I believe the answer is:
shovel
'something that might be taken for digs?' is the definition.
(a shovel might be used when digging)
'small and humble dwelling' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'humble dwelling' becomes 'hovel' (hovel can mean a basic dwelling).
's'+'hovel'='SHOVEL'
(Other definitions for shovel that I've seen before include "Spade with a curved blade" , "Digging implement" , "Tool for lifting and carrying" , "Digging tool" , "''Don't forget your..., if you want to go to work'' (Christy Moore)" .)