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Young dog, hard at work when rodent emerges (9,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

groundhog day

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'rodent emerges' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'young dog hard at work' is the wordplay.
'at work' indicates an anagram.
'young'+'dog'+'hard'='youngdoghard'
'youngdoghard' is an anagram of 'GROUNDHOG DAY'.

'when' is the link.

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(Other definitions for groundhog day that I've seen before include "Situation in which events are continually repeated" , "Picture" .)

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