Soil cultivation (7)

I believe the answer is:

tillage

(Other definitions for tillage that I've seen before include "Cultivation of crops" , "Husbandry" , "Land preparation" , "Preparation for growing" , "Cultivation of the soil" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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