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Stick around front of our dugout (5)

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I believe the answer is:

canoe

'dugout' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'stick around front of our' is the wordplay.
'stick' becomes 'cane' (cane is a kind of stick).
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'front of' indicates taking the first letters (the letter at the front of the word).
The initial letter of 'our' is 'o'.
'cane' enclosing 'o' is 'CANOE'.

(Other definitions for canoe that I've seen before include "Light, narrow open boat" , "River craft" , "Small and light boat, pointed at both ends" , "Simple boat" , "Small boat for paddling" .)

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