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Early mode of transport from Revolutionary War found in drained canal?

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Early mode of transport from Revolutionary War found in drained canal?

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THE ANSWER

CRAWL

The definition

Our definition here is 'Early mode of transport', and note the question mark – it flags that there is an element of stretchiness with this definition.

The wordplay

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This clue's fodder is 'War' and 'canal'. We'll use these letters (or some of them) to construct our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).

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