Cryptic crossword clue
With a heave, that’s covered pig’s head and into the stove it goes 3,4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 4 letter word GAS PIPE

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The straight part
We know that "into the stove it goes" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case into the stove it goes = gas pipe.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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