Did he do some gardening on the day he was knighted? (5)

I believe the answer is:

drake

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(Other definitions for drake that I've seen before include "old sailor" , "Hoe user" , "Male water-bird" , "adventurer from Devon" , "-'s Drum (Newbolt)" .)

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