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Something dug up in the garden? (4)

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I believe the answer is:

peat

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(Other definitions for peat that I've seen before include "Organic fuel" , "Vegetable matter in bogs, like turf" , "Tape (anag.)" , "Fuel or compost (but no longer to be used as such!)" , "Partly carbonised vegetable matter, turf" .)

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