Didn't excavate enough to be sabotaged? (10)
I believe the answer is:
undermined
'sabotaged?' is the definition.
('undermine' can be a synonym of 'sabotage')
'didn't excavate enough' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'excavate' could be 'mine' and 'mine' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'to be' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for undermined that I've seen is " Weakened".)
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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