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Tool used in getting a gauge recalibrated (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

auger

'tool' is the definition.
(auger is a kind of tool)

'in getting a gauge recalibrated' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'AUGER' is hidden within 'getting gauge recalibrated'.

'used' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for auger that I've seen before include "A tool for boring hole in wood" , "Boring instrument" , "Tool with spiral point for boring" , "Tool for boring holes in wood" , "something that's boring" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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