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Without cuts in bread, dug in excitedly (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unabridged

'without cuts' is the definition.

'bread dug in excitedly' is the wordplay.
'excitedly' indicates an anagram.
'bread'+'dug'+'in'='breaddugin'
'breaddugin' with letters rearranged gives 'UNABRIDGED'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for unabridged that I've seen before include "published in full" , "Complete" , "Not shortened" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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