Dig out material from the ground (8)

I believe the answer is:

excavate

'dig out material from the ground' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for excavate that I've seen before include "Recover through digging" , "Unearth" , "mine" , "Quarry" , "Dig out material from the ground" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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